Three dimensional construct for the design and fabrication of physiological fluidic networks
US8147562B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/212
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for the design and fabrication of biological constructs, such as organ simulants or organ replacements, which contain complex microfluidic architecture. Designs of the present invention provide increased space in the lateral dimension, enabling a large number of small channels for small vessels.
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