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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2018
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (US);
Michael W. Jenkins, Cleveland, OH (US);
Yehe Liu, Cleveland, OH (US);
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a simple, fast, and low cost method for 3D microvascular imaging, termed 'scatter labeled imaging of microvasculature in excised tissue' (SLIME). The method can include perfusing a contrast agent through vasculature of a tissue sample with a contrast perfusing unit (). The contrast agent can include colloids and a dispersant. After the contrast agent is perfused through the vasculature, the vasculature of the tissue sample can be treated with a cross-linking agent delivery unit () providing a molecule that cross links with at least a portion of the dispersant to form a sticky, non-Newtonian polymer that prevents leakage of the contrast agent out of the vasculature of the tissue sample. The tissue sample can then be immersed in a solution comprising a clearing agent with an optical clearing unit () and subsequently imaged.