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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank J. Mannuzza, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Paula Flaherty, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Stephen R. Ilsley, Boston, MA (US);
Martin L. Kramer, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 ;
Abstract
A porous membrane is coated with a composition which includes a reconstituted and aggregated extracellular matrix derived from the Englebreth-Holm-Swarm mouse tumor, a polyol and a pH 7.8-8.2 buffer. The coated membrane is dried, affixed to an insert portion of an assembly and received in a well of a multiwell tissue culture plate. The invention includes a method to make the coated membrane.