Tissue engineered uterus

Patent Number: 7049057

This invention teaches methods of generating an in vitro uterus using various scaffolds and cell compositions. The patent has 1 independent claim which covers a multilayered implantable uterus comprising of a biologically compatible matrix holding together uterine epithelial cell population that are attached to smooth muscle cell populations. This is an artificial organ patent, from the same individual who published on a clinically-implanted artificial bladder (Atala A et al. Tissue-engineered autologous bladders for patients needing cystoplasty. Lancet. 2006 Apr 15;367(9518):1241-6). His email is: aatala@wfubmc.edu

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