Method for controlling proliferation and differentiation of cells encapsulated within bioartificial organs
Patent Number: 5795790
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday July 20th, 1994
Date Issued: Tuesday August 18th, 1998
Assignee: Cytotherapeutics, Inc. (Lincoln, RI)
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: 3D Culture/Scaffold
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This patent teaches the use of UV irradiation in order to render encapsulated cells mitotically inactive, but still metabolically active. This patent is useful for the generation of grafts that are implantable, for example an artificial pancreas.
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