Engineered blood vessels
US8192348B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2533/56
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to engineered blood vessels and methods of making such vessels using matrices comprising endothelial and smooth muscle cells, or cells capable of differentiating into endothelial and smooth muscle cell lineages (e.g., stem cells, or the progenitors thereof).
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