Use of fibroblast growth factor 2 for expansion of chondrocytes and tissue engineering
Patent Number: 6582960
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday September 18th, 1998
Date Issued: Tuesday June 24th, 2003
Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Inventors: Martin, Ivan (Basel, CH); Freed, Lisa E. (Belmont, MA); Langer, Robert (Newton, MA); Vunjak-Novakovic, Gordana (Belmont, MA)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent teaches that FGF-2 can actually de-differentiate certain cells, and be used for the formation of chondrocytes. This would be useful for cartilage repair, as well as for various tissue regenerative purposes.
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