Masaya Tamada

Title: Masaya Tamada and His Work on Blood-Brain Barrier Cell Culture

Introduction

Masaya Tamada is an inventor associated with Yamaguchi University in Yamaguchi, Japan. His patent work focuses on a cell culture method and device designed to support the production of an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier (BBB).

Latest Patents

Tamada is associated with 1 patent: “Cell Culture Method and Cell Culture Device Used with Cell Culture Method.” The invention describes a method for mass-producing a three-layer BBB model containing vascular endothelial cells, pericytes, and astrocytes.

The method involves introducing suspended culture medium onto the outer surface of a porous membrane in a cell culture insert and culturing astrocytes. The insert is then inverted to seed and culture pericytes. Next, temperature-sensitive vascular endothelial cells embedded in a temperature-sensitive gel are seeded and cultured, after which the gel is melted. The approach is intended to make production of the three-layer BBB model more efficient.

Career Highlights

Tamada’s listed patent reflects work in cell culture technology and the development of laboratory models relevant to BBB research. His affiliation is Yamaguchi University.

Collaborations

Susumu Fujikawa is identified as Tamada’s coworker. The available information does not specify their particular collaborative role in the patent.

Conclusion

Masaya Tamada’s patent describes a cell culture method and device intended to facilitate mass production of a three-layer in vitro BBB model.