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7622299 Bioengineered tissue substitutes  
In one aspect, the invention provides methods for forming a target tissue substitute. The methods of the invention comprise the following steps: (a) providing a scaffold comprising one or more...
7608455 Modified reconstituted basement membrane composition for assay system  
A modified reconstituted extracellular matrix composition is provided herein. The composition includes an extracellular matrix and at least one exogenous component selected from heparin,...
7595194 Isolation of mammalian CNS glial-restricted precursor cells  
Multipotent neuroepithelial stem cells and lineage-restricted oligodendrocyte-astrocyte precursor cells are described. The neuroepithelial stem cells are capable of self-renewal and of...
7579179 Cell growth surface on a polymeric substrate  
A product exhibiting an improved cell growth surface and cell attachment. According to the present invention, a stream of plasma is comprised of activated gaseous species generated by a microwave...
7569385 Multipotent amniotic fetal stem cells  
A source of multipotent amniotic fluid/fetal stem cells (MAFSCs) is disclosed. MAFSC are of fetal origin and have a normal diploid karyotype. These cells are characterized by the following cell...
7544510 Stem cells of the islets of Langerhans and their use in treating diabetes mellitus  
Methods and compositions are described for the treatment of type I insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and other conditions using newly identified stem cells that are capable of differentiation...
7534610 3D tissue constructs on the basis of colloidal crystals surface modified by sequential layering  
A cell growth matrix for optimizing 3D organization nutrient delivery, controlling release of differentiation factors and facilitating attachment of cells to a scaffold Colloidal crystals and...
7501280 Immobilized cells and liposomes and method of immobilizing the same  
In an inexpensive and convenient method for immobilizing a suspension cell, a phospholipid vesicle or the like regardless of the type of cell, on the surface of a solid phase, a cell is immobilized...
7452720 Apparatus for preparing a biocompatible matrix  
An apparatus and method of using the apparatus to prepare a biocompatible biodegradable matrix capable of supporting cells to form an implantable or engraftable surgical device. A matrix-forming...
7435593 Hybrid bio actuator and method of manufacturing the same using 3-dimensional micro molding aligner  
A hybrid bio actuator and a manufacturing method thereof using a 3-dimensional micro molding aligning apparatus are provided. The manufacturing method has the steps of: 3-dimensionally forming an...
7422900 System and method for forming a connective tissue construct  
A system and method are provided for forming a connective tissue construct, such as a tendon construct, in vitro. A substrate is provided with at least two anchors secured thereto in spaced...
7410791 Device containing cytophilic islands that adhere cells separated by cytophobic regions  
The invention provides a device for adhering cells in a specific and predetermined position, and associated methods. The device includes a plate defining a surface and a plurality of cytophilic...
7396682 Method for cell adhesion and wound healing  
The present invention relates to a method for cell adhesion and wound healing with internal domains of βig-h3. Particularly, the present invention relates to the method of using recombinant...
7393687 Biomimetic 3-dimensional scaffold with metabolic stream separation for bioartificial liver device  
A bio-artificial organ comprises a substrate comprising a roll of a substrate material, and a plurality of cells adhered to the substrate, the roll being formed from a sheet rolled to form a...
7354764 Method and device for culturing cells  
In a method for culturing cells ( 2 ), according to which cells ( 2 ) are introduced into a cell culture chamber in order to form a cellular layer, the chamber being configured inside a carrier...
7323445 Methods and compositions for healing and repair of articular cartilage  
Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of articular cartilage defects and disease involving the combination of tissue, such as osteochondral grafts, with active growth factor. The...
7252973 Protein and processes for producing the same  
A novel protein and a process of producing the protein is provided. The protein is a glycoprotein having activity of suppressing the differentiation and/or maturation of adipocyte, having a...
7211657 Nucleic acids encoding sialyltransferases from C. jejuni  
This invention provides prokaryotic glycosyltransferases, including a bifunctional sialyltransferase that has both an α2,3- and an α2,8-activity. A β1,4-GalNAc transferase and a...
7193038 Extraction and utilization of cell growth-promoting peptides from silk protein  
Peptides are provided having an excellent safety, stability due to relatively low molecular weights thereof, and cell growth promotion, which are different from cell growth factors produced by...
7192756 Sialyltransferases from C. jejuni  
This invention provides prokaryotic glycosyltransferases, including a bifunctional sialyltransferase that has both an α2,3- and an α2,8-activity. A β1,4-GalNAc transferase and a...
7157275 Peptides for enhanced cell attachment and growth  
The present invention relates to cell adhesion promoting (“CAP”) peptide combinations that promote cell attachment or cell adhesion to culture surfaces that are otherwise cell adhesion...
7157234 Detection of very low quantities of analyte bound to a solid phase  
A microscale binding assay, analyte binding array, and kits are disclosed, which exploit the mass action law to harvest analyte from a liquid sample. This is achieved by fabrication of sorbent...
7115419 Process for producing a film for controlling the chemotactic function and an artificial material and process for producing the artificial material  
A process for producing a film for controlling the chemotactic function in an extremely small area in which a chemotactic factor substance in the area has a concentration gradient in one direction....
7115418 Methods of proliferating undifferentiated neural cells  
The invention discloses methods of proliferation and differentiation of multipotent neural stem cells. Also provided are methods of making cDNA libraries and methods of screening biological agents...
7101995 Compositions and processes using siRNA, amphipathic compounds and polycations  
Described is a deliverable composition with low toxicity comprising an amphipathic compound, a polycation, and a siRNA. The composition may be used in the process of delivering a siRNA to an animal...
7101546 In situ maturation of cultured pancreatic stem cells having a specified, intermediate stage of development  
This invention relates to the discovery that an intermediate, differentiated stage of pancreatic stem cells exist that can be matured in situ into a stable cell line that produces insulin in...
7074615 Peptides for enhanced cell attachment and cell growth  
The present invention relates to cell adhesion promoting (“CAP”) peptide combinations that promote cell attachment or cell adhesion to culture surfaces that are otherwise cell adhesion...
7074612 Insect cell primary culture medium, extracellular matrix, and process of preparing an insect culture cell line in a short period of time using the medium and matrix  
A novel cell culture medium suitable for primary culture of insect cells, an insect-derived water-soluble chitin, and a process of preparing an insect culture cell line in a short period of time by...
7067316 Methods and devices for the long-term culture of hematopoietic progenitor cells  
The invention pertains to methods and devices for the long term, in vitroculture of hematopoietic progenitor cells in the absence of exogenously added hematopoietic growth factors, improved methods...
7067306 Device containing cytophilic islands that adhere cells separated by cytophobic regions  
The invention provides a device for adhering cells in a specific and predetermined position, and associated methods. The device includes a plate defining a surface and a plurality of cytophilic...
7063829 Wasp family protein fragments, and use thereof  
The invention concerns peptide fragments of the WASP family proteins, or peptides derived from said fragments, and their uses in particular for preparing reagents for use in implementing a method...
7045363 Nucleic acid-bound polypeptide method of producing nucleic acid-bound polypeptide and immunoassay using the polypeptide  
A nucleic acid-bound polypeptide produced by binding a nucleic acid to a polypeptide, a method of producing the nucleic acid-bound polypeptide, and applications of the nucleic acid-bound...
7022522 Macroporous polymer scaffold containing calcium phosphate particles  
A polymer scaffold is provided comprising an extensively interconnected macroporous network. The polymer scaffold embodies macropores having a diameter in a range of 0.5-3.5 mm, and preferably in a...
7015038 Method and apparatus for preparing and culturing cells  
A method and an apparatus for preparing and culturing cells, particularly bone marrow stromal cells. The method includes the steps of placing an oxygenator and a scaffold in a container, such as a...
7008634 Cell growth substrates with tethered cell growth effector molecules  
Described are compositions with tethered growth effector molecules, and methods of using these compositions for growing cells and tissues. Growth effector molecules, including growth factors and...
6986735 Method of making a bioremodelable vascular graft prosthesis  
The invention is directed to methods of making bioremodelable graft prostheses prepared from cleaned tissue material derived from animal sources. The bioengineered graft prostheses of the invention...
6967101 Surface and its manufacture and uses  
A method for rendering a surface covered by a plastic material more hydrophilic by treatment with a gas plasma non-polymerizable gas. The method is characterized in that the intensity of the plasma...
6967100 Pancreatic islet cell growth factors  
The present invention relates generally to growth factors and more particularly to growth factors which are capable of stimulating or otherwise facilitating formation of insulin-secreting cells....
6964869 Method and composition for skin grafts  
A chimeric skin comprising immortalized human keratinocyte cells cocultured with donor keratinocytes is disclosed.
6962814 Decellularized tissue engineered constructs and tissues  
New methods for producing tissue engineered constructs and engineered native tissues are disclosed. The methods include producing a tissue engineered construct by growing cells in vitro on a...
6960427 Process for producing a vascularized bioartificial tissue and an experimental reactor for carrying out the process  
The invention concerns a process for producing a three-dimensional bioartificial tissue having viable cells in or on a matrix, and by which cells and matrix can be cultivated into a tissue or a...
6942873 Microfabrication of membranes containing projections and grooves for growing cells  
The present invention provides a novel substrate for use in growing cells and for the study of mechanobiology. The membrane of the present invention comprises appropriate microtopography and...
6913762 Stent having non-woven framework containing cells  
Implantable medical devices that include a non-woven framework are described, as well as methods of using such devices to deliver therapeutic compounds to a patient.
6908736 DNA sequencing method  
The present invention pertains to a method for determining the sequence of a polynucleotide, the method relying on the detection of a conformational change in an enzyme that interacts with and...
6875442 Process for growing tissue in a biocompatible macroporous polymer scaffold and products therefrom  
A polymer scaffold is provided comprising an extensively interconnected macroporous network. The polymer scaffold embodies macropores having a diameter in a range of 0.5-3.5 mm, and preferably in a...
6867040 Bioreactor and methods for producing synchronous cells  
Apparatus and methods are directed to a perfusion culture system in which a rotating bioreactor is used to grow cells in a liquid culture medium, while these cells are attached to an...
6858146 Artificial liver apparatus and method  
Artificial liver devices and methods for using the devices to purify a biological fluid are disclosed. The methods include the use of living hepatocytes ( 23 ) which are either unattached or...
6852537 Transgenic circulating endothelial cells  
A process is provided for expanding the population of endothelial cells obtained from peripheral blood which can be transformed with a vector comprising a DNA sequence encoding a preselected...
6844187 Bioreactor  
The invention relates to a bioreactor as well as a method for cultivating organic material: in particular cells, by means of a nutrient medium. For an intensive cultivation of the organic material...
6821107 Method of forming a structure having multiple cell layers  
Multiple cell layers are formed with one cell layer formed on another cell layer. A carrier is provided having an alginate gel layer formed on a porous membrane. An extracellular matrix component...
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