3-Dimensional cardiac fibroblast derived extracellular matrix
US9744265B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2533/90
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A bioscaffold made from an isolated cardiac fibroblast-derived 3-dimensional extracellular matrix (ECM) is disclosed. The bioscaffold can be used as an epicardial patch for the delivery of therapeutic cells into myocardial tissue. Methods of making the 3-dimensional extracellular matrix using cultured cardiac fibroblasts are also disclosed.
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