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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Melvin S. Schindler, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Hoo Young Chung, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Melvin S. Schindler, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Hoo Young Chung, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nanofibrillar structure for cell culture and tissue engineering is disclosed. The nanofibrillar structure can be used in a variety of applications including methods for proliferating and/or differentiating cells and manufacturing a tissue. Also disclosed is an improved nanofiber comprising a lipid, lipophilic molecule, or chemically modified surface. The nanofibers can be used in a variety of applications including the formation of nanofibrillar structures for cell culture and tissue engineering.