The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Applicants:
Public University Corporation Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, JP;
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideki Taniguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Tomomi Tadokoro, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Sakashita, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Adachi, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Higashibata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 21/08 (2013.01); C12M 37/00 (2013.01); C12M 41/48 (2013.01); C12M 47/02 (2013.01); C12N 5/0062 (2013.01); C12N 5/0697 (2013.01); C12N 2535/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for aggregating cell masses includes performing a cell mass aggregating step of rotating a rotating body containing a specific gravity adjustment solution and cell masses to aggregate the cell masses, the specific gravity adjustment solution having biocompatibility, the cell masses having a lower specific gravity than the specific gravity adjustment solution.