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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Joseph P. Vacanti, Winchester, MA (US);
Jeffrey Borenstein, Holliston, MA (US);
Mohammad R. Kaazempur-mofrad, Lafayette, CA (US);
Eli Weinberg, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph P. Vacanti, Winchester, MA (US);
Jeffrey Borenstein, Holliston, MA (US);
Mohammad R. Kaazempur-Mofrad, Lafayette, CA (US);
Eli Weinberg, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for the design and fabrication of biological constructs, such as organ simulants or organ replacements, which contain complex microfluidic architecture. Designs of the present invention provide increased space in the lateral dimension, enabling a large number of small channels for small vessels.