The use of decellularized tissue as a scaffold onto which stem cells may be seeded has previously been patented.
In the current patent the unique approach is taken that embryonic-like stem cells, as described in patent 7,311,905 are utilized to seed the decellularized matrix. The claims of the patent cover the actual tissue matrix containing the decellularized tissue seeded with the stem cells, as well as generation of a tissue matrix.
View this patent on the USPTO website.
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