Alginate layer system for chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells
Patent Number: 6761887
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday November 16th, 1998
Date Issued: Tuesday July 13th, 2004
Assignee: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)
Inventors: Kavalkovich, Karl (Baltimore, MD); Boynton, Raymond (Watertown, MA); Murphy, Mary (Baltimore, MD); Barry, Frank (Baltimore, MD)
From Class: Differentiation
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Mesenchymal stem cells can be used as "universal donors" since they do not elicit rejection in certain situations. This patent teaches methods of differentiating mesenchymal stem cells into cartilage through growth on alginate layers.
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