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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2017
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Kapil Bharti, Potomac, MS (US);
Min Jae Song, Olney, MD (US);
Russell Louis Quinn, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for fabricating a three-dimensional engineered blood retinal barrier (BRB) comprising a choroid and retinal pigment epithelial cells. The methods include the use of bioprinting. Also disclosed is a three-dimensional engineered BRB, and its use. Methods are also disclosed for using the three-dimensional engineered BRB, such as for the treatment of retinal degeneration in a subject or screening. A three-dimensional printing insert that is adapted for bioprinting on a culture substrate sheet that is securely retained within and exposed through a printing frame is also disclosed.