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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian H. Kram, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Stanley L. Mish, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Michael J. Muehlbauer, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
James R. Bain, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/02 ; B32B 3/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/02 ; B32B 3/10 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to materials that assist respiration of living cells contained in cell-containing systems. The materials form air-filled conduits or channels through which gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, can readily exchange by diffusional means between regions of different gas partial pressures. When the present invention is placed within an aqueous environment, such as cell-culture media or host tissue, the invention provides aid to cellular respiration in cell-containing systems.