Controlling proliferation of cells before and after encapsulation in a bioartificial organ by gene transformation
Patent Number: 5843431
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday July 20th, 1994
Date Issued: Tuesday December 1st, 1998
Assignee: CytoTherapeutics, Inc.
Inventors: Schinstine, Malcolm (Ben Salem, PA); Shoichet, Molly S. (Toronto, CA); Gentile, Frank T. (Warwick, RI); Hammang, Joseph P. (Barrington, RI); Holland, Laura M. (Horsham, PA); Cain, Brian M. (Everett, MA); Doherty, Edward J. (Mansfield, MA); Winn, Shelley R
From Class: Expansion
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This patent covers the use of certain compositions of matter for the generation of implantable cells and stem cells. In some embodiments the cells are treated so as to not elicit an immune response. In other embodiments the proliferation of the cells in the encapsulation devices is controlled.
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