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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Applicant:
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/12 (2006.01); B01D 69/08 (2006.01); B01D 69/12 (2006.01); B01D 69/14 (2006.01); B01D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 25/10 (2013.01); B01D 69/081 (2013.01); B01D 69/085 (2013.01); B01D 69/12 (2013.01); B01D 69/144 (2013.01); C12M 25/12 (2013.01); B01D 17/08 (2013.01); B01D 2323/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a hollow microfiber comprising (1) one or more cell-adhesive layers having a cell-adhesive hydrogel, (2) an outer shell layer having a high-strength hydrogel that covers the outer periphery of the cell-adhesive layer that is positioned farthest from the center axis among the one or more cell-adhesive layers, and (3) a cell layer that covers the inner periphery of the cell-adhesive layer that is positioned closest to the center axis among the one or more cell-adhesive layers. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the hollow microfiber and a kit for carrying out the manufacturing method.