Formation of human bone in vivo using ceramic powder and human marrow stromal fibroblasts
Patent Number: 5914121
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday February 12th, 1997
Date Issued: Tuesday June 22nd, 1999
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the (Washington, DC)
Inventors: Robey, Pamela Gehron (Bethesda, MD); Bianco, Paolo (Rome, IT); Kuznetsov, Sergei (Bethesda, MD); Rowe, David (West Hartford, CT); Krebsbach, Paul (Bethesda, MD); Mankani, Mahesh H. (Bethesda, MD)
From Class: Differentiation
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This patent teaches how to use bone marrow stromal cells (are they similar to mesenchymal stem cells??) for generation of artificial bone. The use of various matrices, including ceramic powder is disclosed for practicing this invention.
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