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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Reginald Donovan Smith, Schenectady, NY (US);
Prameela Susarla, Manvel, TX (US);
Slawomir Rubinsztajn, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Brian David Polizzotti, Swampscott, MA (US);
Anton Beletskii, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A cell culture support comprising a substrate, and a dual stimuli responsive block copolymer immobilized on the substrate, wherein the dual stimuli responsive block copolymer is both thermoresponsive and pH responsive. A method of culturing cells comprising the cell culture support having a dual stimuli responsive copolymer immobilized on a substrate, wherein the dual stimuli responsive copolymer is thermoresponsive and pH responsive; and growing the cells on the cell culture support. By lowering the temperature, cells are released from the cell culture support.