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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1994
Keith E Dionne, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Dwaine F Emerich, Providence, RI (US);
Diane Hoffman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Paul R Sanberg, Spring Hill, FL (US);
Lisa Christenson, New Haven, CT (US);
Orion D Hegre, Green Valley, AZ (US);
David W Scharp, St. Louis, MO (US);
Paul E Lacy, Webster Grove, MO (US);
Patrick Aebischer, Lutry, CH;
Alfred V Vasconcellos, Cranston, RI (US);
Michael J Lysaght, E. Greenwich, RI (US);
Frank T Gentile, Warwich, RI (US);
Abstract
Immunoisolatory vehicles having a core and a surrounding jacket are disclosed, the core having a volume in excess of 1 .mu.l and at least about 10.sup.4 living cells capable of secreting a biologically active product or of providing a biological function to a patient, the cells dispersed in a biocompatible matrix formed of a hydrogel or an extracellular matrix component, and the external jacket being permselective, biocompatible and having a molecular weight cutoff permitting passage of molecules between the patient and the core through said jacket to provide said biological product or function.