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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2021
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Rocky S. Tuan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Hang Lin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas P. Lozito, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Peter Alexander, Wexford, PA (US);
Douglas Allen Nelson, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Riccardo Gottardi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are various bioreactor devices and systems for growing cellular material, and related methods of growing cellular material. In some cases, a system can include a well plate having a plurality of wells and a bioreactor situated in each well of the well plate. In some cases, a bioreactor can include an inner body which divides the bioreactor into several distinct chambers and facilitates the growth of a multi-tissue sample in the bioreactor. In some cases, a system can include a mechanical actuator situated to mechanically stress tissues grown in a bioreactor.