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6218182 Method for culturing three-dimensional tissue in diffusion gradient bioreactor and use thereof  
A tissue engineering bioreactor is disclosed for growing three-dimensional tissue. Cells are seeded onto a mesh and provided with two media flows, each contacting a different side of the cells. The...
6218101 Enzymatic method for removal of cryoprotectants from cryopreserved animal cells  
A method to remove cryoprotectants from cryopreserved biological cells and tissues is described. Enzymes are used to convert compounds used as cryoprotectants for cells during cryopreservation to...
6218190 Method for testing a cell suspension  
A method for testing a cell suspension comprises the steps of: (1) diluting a portion of the cell suspension such that the liquid of the diluted suspension has the same osmolality as the extra...
6218100 5'-primary aminoalkyl psoralen compositions with platelets  
Psoralen compounds are synthesized which have substitutions on the 4, 4', 5', and 8 positions of the psoralen, which permit enhanced binding to nucleic acid of pathogens. Higher psoralen binding...
6217863 Rationally designed polysaccharide lyases derived from heparinase I  
Modified heparinases having altered binding specificity and activity are provided. Isolated nucleic acids encoding the same as as vectors and host cells are provided. Methods for using the modified...
6214625 Composition and method for differentiation of basophils and eosinophils in blood  
This invention relates to lytic reagents and methods of using the lytic reagents for automatically determining leukocyte subpopulations in blood. More specifically, the new lytic reagents...
6214534 Biological compositions containing quenchers of type I and type II photodynamic reactions  
The present invention concerns the product produced by inactivating extracellular or intracellular pathogenic virus in a biological composition without incurring substantial disruption or...
6214535 Method for testing cardiac myocarditis or cardiomyopathy  
The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of cardiac disease resulting from a viral infection of the cardiac tissue with human hepatitis C virus or EMC virus comprising...
6210889 Method for enrichment of fetal cells from maternal blood and use of same in determination of fetal sex and detection of chromosomal abnormalities  
An enriched fetal cell sample is prepared from maternal blood by first separating a maternal blood sample on a three layer density gradient, and collection of the layer containing the lymphocytes...
6210574 System for separation of nucleated fetal erythrocytes from maternal blood samples  
A system for separating nucleated cells from a blood sample includes a charge-flow separator (CFS), which separates blood into fractions according to the surface charge density characteristics...
6210668 Destruction of contaminating tumor cells in stem cell transplants using bispecific antibodies  
The present invention discloses a procedure for the destruction of contaminating tumor cells in stem cell transplants ex vivo using intact bispecific antibodies.
6210969 Composition and method for differentiation of basophil and eosinophil subpopulations of leukocytes in blood  
This invention relates to lytic reagents and methods of using the lytic reagents for automatically determining leukocyte subpopulations in blood. More specifically, the new lytic reagents...
6207066 Method for purification of a blood component  
A method for rapid purification of a blood component from blood is described in which the blood plasma is first separated from the cellular blood elements by any conventional means, such as...
6204056 Micropathological patient replica based on unadulterated whole blood  
A patient replica is created from layered culture medium where solid culture medium is formed so that a discontinuity exists, for example, between layers of culture medium or between culture medium...
6197540 Preparation and stabilization of cells using aged transition metal solutions  
The invention is directed to novel stabilized blood compositions and methods of stabilizing blood compositions for use in the quality control of analytical techniques. The novel blood compositions...
6197207 Method of reducing the possibility of transmission of spongiform encephalopathy diseases by blood products  
Methods for reducing or preventing the transmission of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy through blood or blood products are provided. The methods require the intact removal of leukocytes...
6197598 Devices and methods for separating cellular components of blood from liquid portion of blood  
A device for the separation of the liquid portion of blood from the cellular components of blood comprises: (1) a pad of porous material permeable to the liquid portion of blood but capable of...
6197579 Cell washing device and method  
Disclosed is a cell washing device and method of washing cells that utilizes the device. The device is particularly designed for sterile transfer of cells from a primary centrifuge tube and for...
6194138 Method for flushing blood cells using gelatin  
An aqueous solution of gelatin used as a flushing liquid for blood cells, in particular erythrocytes, in order to give no changes in the blood cells or at most slight, quality-impairing changes.
6194207 Methods for the selective expansion of lymphocytes by in vitro cultivation  
The invention is directed to methods for the production of selected populations of lymphocytes. Lymphocytes produced can be isolated and purified using well known and established procedures to...
6194139 Methods for photodecontamination of pathogens in blood  
Psoralen compounds are synthesized which have substitutions on the 4, 4', 5', and 8 positions of the psoralen, which permit enhanced binding to nucleic acid of pathogens. Higher psoralen binding...
6190870 Efficient enrichment and detection of disseminated tumor cells  
Tumor cells, particularly carcinoma cells, are separated from peripheral blood by magnetic sorting. The tumor cells are magnetically labeled with antibodies directed to tissue specific antigens,...
6187572 Method of inactivation of viral and bacterial blood contaminants  
A method is provided for inactivating viral and/or bacterial contamination in blood cellular matter, such as erythrocytes and platelets, or protein fractions. The cells or protein fractions are...
6183977 Determining hepatic status of a liver transplant recipient by measuring PI glutathione S-transferase  
Hepatic status of a subject is determined by measuring the level of pi glutathione S-transferase (πGST) in a biological fluid such as bile or plasma from the subject by an immunoassay. An...
6177019 Method and apparatus for removing tumor cells from tumor cell-contaminated stem cell products  
A method for removing tumor cells from tumor cell-contaminated stem cell products is disclosed. One embodiment of the method relies on an in-line filtration device that includes a tumor cell...
6177106 Method for fractionating red blood cells and antibacterial materials for bacterial proliferation inhibitors produced thereby  
A method for fractionating red blood cells of human blood into three fractions comprises following steps; (a) human blood sample is mixed with dextran aqueous solution and maintained stationarily...
6171777 Treating blood or blood product with a compound having a mustard and a nucleic acid binding moiety  
Methods and compositions for treating pathogens in material are described, including methods of decontaminating human fluids prior to processing in the clinical laboratory and methods for...
6168718 Method for purifying blood plasma and apparatus suitable therefor  
A method for purifying conventionally treated blood plasma to remove substantially all residual leukocytes while maintaining useful flow rates for medically useful amounts of plasma utilizes a...
6168922 Methods and devices for collecting and storing clinical samples for genetic analysis  
The present invention relates to devices and methods for the collection, storage, and purification of nucleic acids, such as DNA or RNA, from fluid samples for subsequent genetic characterization,...
6165785 Bone marrow cultures for developing suppressor and stimulator cells for research and therapeutic applications  
A method of treatment using immune system suppressor cells and immune system stimulator cells comprises providing stem cells; combining the stem cells with lymphoid-derived cells to produce a...
6162396 Blood storage device and method for oxygen removal  
The present invention relates to a storage device and method for the long-term storage of blood and, more particularly, to a blood storage device and method capable of removing oxygen from the...
6159706 Application of enzyme prodrugs as anti-infective agents  
The present invention provides a method for targeting toxic antimetabolites to gram negative infections. It provides a means of taking advantage of a key disease resistance mechanism to activate...
6156566 In vitro fertilization procedure dish  
A culture dish for use in in vitro cell manipulation has an outer rim encompassing, and at right angles to, the periphery of the working surface. A parallel inner wall, spaced from the outer rim,...
6156492 Adsorbent carrier containing immobilized sulfated polysaccharide and ligand for direct hemoperfusion  
An adsorbent for use in direct hemoperfusion to adsorb and remove harmful substances from blood is prepared by immobilizing a sulfated polysaccharide and/or its salt on a water-insoluble carrier....
6153113 Method for using ligands in particle separation  
A system and method are disclosed for separating particles having different sedimentation velocities. The system includes a container containing a binding substance including first particles and...
6153591 Dipeptide caspase inhibitors and the use thereof  
The present invention is directed to novel dipeptides represented by the general Formula I: ##STR1## where R 1 -R 2 and AA are defined herein. The present invention relates to the discovery that...
6146890 Method and system for cultivating macrophages  
A method of cultivating macrophages from blood, including collecting a quantity of blood, fractionating the quantity of blood into a plasma fraction, a white blood cell fraction generally including...
6143510 Measuring method using whole blood sample  
A method for quantitatively measuring analyte in an undiluted whole blood sample is disclosed which involves contacting an undiluted whole blood sample comprising the analyte with...
6140040 Method of mechanically separating microparticles suspended in fluids using particulate media  
This invention relates to the selective separation of particles according to particle size. More particularly, this invention pertains to advanced particulate media which are carefully sized so as...
6139757 Method of separating cells from blood using a filter having a changeable porosity  
A method of separating cells from blood by using a filter apparatus having first and second ports and a filter member therebetween having a changeable porosity. The filter member includes a stack...
6139836 Method of encapsulating biologically active agents within erythrocytes, and apparatus therefor  
A method and apparatus for the encapsulation of biologically active agents in red blood cells (RBCS) is disclosed. The method is characterized in that lysed and partially lysed RBCs are...
6139878 Method for preparing a diafiltered stabilized blood product  
A method using diafiltration to prepare a blood product is described. The method removes contaminating plasma proteins from whole blood or blood products. Diafiltration may be used on...
6136960 Method for evaluation of the ratio of amounts of biomolecules or their sub-populations in a mixture  
The present invention is directed to a method of determining the ratio of the concentration or amounts of two or more chemical compounds and/or biopolymers, or of the relative amounts of...
6136586 Methods for the selective modification of viral nucleic acids  
This invention provides means and methods of inactivating viruses and other organisms in cell-containing or biopolymer-containing compositions without significant alteration of proteins or other...
6132952 Storage system comprising an emptied zona pellucida and spermatozoa placed therein and a method of cryopreservation  
A procedure for cryopreservation and efficient post-thaw recovery of a single or few cells, preferably human spermatozoa, their precursor cells or blastomeres, which is achieved by injecting cells...
6132981 Method for detecting a mammal's prior exposure to radiation or radiomimetic agents  
The present invention is directed to a method for detecting a mammal's prior exposure to radiation or radiomimetic agents. Labeled antibodies are employed to determine the quantity of transferrin...
6129912 Polyethylene glycol-protein compositions which reduce the antigenic display of red blood cells  
The present invention provides a composition of matter, comprising a red blood cell coated a polymeric mixture of polyethylene glycol and albumin. Also provided is a method of blocking blood group...
6130034 Use of CYB medium for the transportation and storage of sperm  
The use of CYB medium for the storage and/or transportation of semen at ambient temperature.
6129848 Method for continuous magnetic separation of components from a mixture  
A magnetic system and apparatus having a multi-dimensional gradient for continuous, on-line separation of components from a mixture of chemical entities which comprises at least one separation...
6130086 Composition for an in vitro fertilization medium  
The present invention aims to provide a medium composition for in vitro fertilization, in particular, a composition usable in the culture of ova or early embryos which are fertilized eggs, the...