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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2023
Emulate, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (US);
S. Jordan Kerns, Reading, MA (US);
Norman Wen, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Carolina Lucchesi, Westwood, MA (US);
Christopher David Hinojosa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jacob Fraser, Somerville, MA (US);
Geraldine Hamilton, Boston, MA (US);
Gad Vatine, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Samuel Sances, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Clive Svendsen, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Daniel Levner, Brookline, MA (US);
Dhruv Sareen, Porter Ranch, CA (US);
EMULATE, INC., Boston, MA (US);
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to culturing brain endothelial cells, and optionally astrocytes and neurons in a fluidic device under conditions whereby the cells mimic the structure and function of the blood brain barrier. Culture of such cells in a microfluidic device, whether alone or in combination with other cells, drives maturation and/or differentiation further than existing systems.