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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2014
Applicant:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Inventors:
Scott R. White, Champaign, IL (US);
Nancy R. Sottos, Champaign, IL (US);
Piyush R. Thakre, Urbana, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 5/18 (2006.01); B29C 43/52 (2006.01); B29L 22/00 (2006.01); B29C 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 5/18 (2013.01); B29C 43/003 (2013.01); B29L 2022/007 (2013.01); C08J 2367/04 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24744 (2015.01);
Abstract
A microvascular system comprising a polymeric matrix and a planar structure, where the planar structure comprises a plurality of branched microfluidic channels in the matrix. At least a portion of the microfluidic channels are interconnected, and the interconnections between the channels are located in a plane defined by a longitudinal section of the planar structure.