Porous extracellular matrix scaffold and method
US8025896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of making an implantable scaffold for repairing damaged or diseased tissue includes the step of suspending pieces of an extracellular matrix material in a liquid. The extracellular matrix material and the liquid are formed into a mass. The liquid is subsequently driven off so as to form interstices in the mass. Porous implantable scaffolds fabricated by such a method are also disclosed.
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