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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Stuart K. Williams, Harrods Creek, KY (US);
Jeremy S. Touroo, Louisville, KY (US);
James B. Hoying, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/26 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0012 (2013.01); C12M 21/08 (2013.01); C12M 33/00 (2013.01); C12N 5/0062 (2013.01); C12N 5/0075 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C12N 2513/00 (2013.01); C12N 2533/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of making a spheroid are provided whereby a suspension is first produced including one or more biologically-relevant materials dispersed within a biocompatible medium. A droplet of the suspension is then bioprinted into a salt solution by bringing the droplet into contact with a surface of the salt solution in a controlled manner to reproducibly yield a spheroid containing a desired size and a desired amount of biologically-relevant materials.