Diffusively permeable monolithic biomaterial with embedded microfluidic channels
US8663625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00365
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a monolithic biomaterial. The monolithic biomaterial has a primary network of convective flow, microfluidic channels that are embedded in a substrate, where the substrate is diffusively permeable to aqueous solutes. The present invention also relates to a method of making the monolithic biomaterial, as well as methods of using the monolithic biomaterial to facilitate healing of a cutaneous wound of a mammalian subject and of regulating cells.
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