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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:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
May. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy W Fofonoff, Dedham, MA (US);
Eugene Bell, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tissue Engineering, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156344 ; 156247 ; 156584 ; 264335 ; 264565 ; 264572 ; 264573 ; 264574 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for removing biopolymer constructs from support structures used to impart a selected shape to the biopolymer. The biopolymer construct and the support structure are in intimate at an interface and adhere to each other. The support structure includes an endcap adapted for introducing a fluid to the interface for reducing adhesion between the biopolymer structure and the support structure by applying a separating force at the interface, thereby facilitating removal between the support structure and the biopolymer construct.