Nanowired three dimensional tissue scaffolds
US9114009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/762
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Electrically conductive nanowires incorporated within scaffolds enhance tissue growth, bridge the electrically resistant pore walls and markedly improve electrical communication between adjacent cardiac cell bundles. Integration of conducting nanowires within 3D scaffolds should improve the therapeutic value of cardiac patches. Examples demonstrate efficacy of gold nanowires in alginate matrices seeded with cardiomyocytes.
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