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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Peter I. Lelkes, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Mark J. Mondrinos, Landsdowne, PA (US);
Christine M. Finck, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Peter I. Lelkes, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Mark J. Mondrinos, Landsdowne, PA (US);
Christine M. Finck, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); C12N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Isolated mixed populations of fetal pulmonary cells, engineered three-dimensional tissue constructs of these cells, and uses thereof in identifying therapeutic agents which augment, repair, and/or replace dysfunctional native lung and to perform in vitro studies such as pharmaceutical screening, models for lung development and disease and characterization of chemical or mechanical injury are provided.