Fluidic device for producing platelets
US9909102B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/1028
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a fluidic device for producing platelets from a suspension of megakaryocytes or their fragments, comprising a production chamber comprising at least one channel in which a suspension of megakaryocytes is introduced to flow from its inlet to its outlet wherein said channel is textured with a plurality of obstacles on at least one portion of its inner surface. The invention is further directed to an ex vivo method for producing platelets from megakaryocytes using a fluidic device as defined above.
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