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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Robert G. Dennis, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John A. van Aalst, Walton, KY (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for vibration induced tissue engineering. Apparatuses, devices, systems and methods are provided for engineering a tissue from stem cells using vibratory signals. A tissue engineering apparatus, device, or system can include a transmitter configured to transmit a signal to a receiver, a receiver configured to receive a signal from a transmitter, a holding structure configured to hold one or more mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), and a vibratory actuator in communication with the receiver and configured to generate a vibratory signal that is applied to the MSC.