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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kevin Kit Parker, Cambridge, MA (US);
Johan Ulrik Lind, Boston, MA (US);
Jennifer Ann Lewis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joost Johan Vlassak, Lexington, MA (US);
Hongyan Yuan, Cangzhou, CN;
Travis Alexander Busbee, Somerville, MA (US);
Ian Perkins, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Christophe Chantre, Cambridge, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein are directed to devices for supporting growth of anisotropic muscle tissue layers and in vitro readout and quantification of force generated by the tissue layers using one or more strain-sensing elements integrated into the device. Embodiments also include multiplexed apparatuses of multiple independent devices, methods of fabricating the devices and apparatuses, and methods of using the devices and apparatuses.