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Method for testing substances on biomatrices

US7935507B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Humanautocell GmbH · DE

Inventors

Martin Goerne · Hamburg, DE
Peter Kaufmann · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2005
Grant date	May 3, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N33/5082
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for testing one or several substances. According to said method, a tissue equivalent is cultivated, the substance/s is/are made to affect the tissue equivalent, and it is determined whether the effect of the substance/s has resulted in a modification of the tissue equivalent and/or the substance/s. The tissue equivalent comprises at least one cell and a porous matrix based on a biologically compatible polymer or polymer mixture. The matrix is provided with pores having a maximum size of 150 μm as well as pores having a minimum size of 300 μm while the degree of porosity is 93 to 98 percent.

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