Methods for coextruding immunoisolatory implantable vehicles with a biocompatible jacket and a biocompatible matrix core
Patent Number: 5800829
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday April 25th, 1991
Date Issued: Tuesday September 1st, 1998
Assignee: Brown University Research Foundation
Inventors: Dionne, Keith E. (Rehoboth, MA); Emerich, Dwaine F. (Providence, RI); Hoffman, Diane (Cambridge, MA); Sanberg, Paul R. (Spring Hill, FL); Christenson, Lisa (New Haven, CT); Hegre, Orion D. (Green Valley, AZ); Scharp, David W. (St. Louis, MO); Lacy, Paul E
This patent provides a method of isolating cells from the immune system through encapsulation. Specific means of generating this implantable device, and use with stem cells, as well as other populations of cells is disclosed.
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