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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Applicant:
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Swami, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Walter Varhue, Glen Allen, VA (US);
George Christ, Crozet, VA (US);
Shayn Peirce-Cottler, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Aditya Rane, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); C12M 21/08 (2013.01); C12M 23/16 (2013.01); C12M 25/14 (2013.01); C12N 5/0697 (2013.01); B01L 2300/069 (2013.01); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microfluidic device can include a superstructure defining a microfluidic channel therein and a first hydrogel bonded to the microfluidic channel to define a perfusable channel therein, the first hydrogel including cells embedded therein or thereon. The microfluidic device can optionally include a second hydrogel bonded to the microfluidic channel or to the hydrogel.