Method for creating an internal transport system within tissue scaffolds using computer-aided tissue engineering
US9427496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2240/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An artificial tissue including an internal mass transport network having a plurality of channels, wherein the channels are designed to substantially mimic naturally occurring vascular network and a method for creating an internal transport system within a tissue scaffold to improve circulation, diffusion, and mass transport properties by utilizing computer-aided tissue engineering (CATE). The artificial tissue has the internal mass transport network of channels embedded, deposited, or molded within a scaffold, wherein the channels are made from a biodegradable transporting material and the scaffold is made from a scaffold material. The artificial tissue of the invention includes a basic circulatory system embedded within the tissue scaffold. This system provides mass transport throughout the entire scaffold and degrades after the new circulatory system develops.
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