Scaffolds for tissue engineered hair
Patent Number: 7,198,641
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday August 8th, 2000
Date Issued: Tuesday April 3rd, 2007
Assignee: Aderans Research Institute, Inc. (Beverly Hills, CA)
Inventors: Barrows; Thomas H. (Austell, GA)
From Class: 3D Culture/Scaffold
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This patent covers scaffolds that are useful for hair replacement. Essentially the patent has claims around a scaffold that is made of:
- a bioabsorbable polymer
- hair follicle progenitor cells
The scaffold having the shape approximately to the shape of a hair follicle.
The assignee company, Aderans Research Institute, Inc., is extensively involved in both making wigs, as well as developing cell therapy for hair loss. Their website is: https://www.aderansresearch.com/
View this patent on the USPTO website.
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