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Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2009
Applicants:

Tao Xu, El Paso, TX (US);

James J. Yoo, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Anthony Atala, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Dennis Dice, Yadkinville, NC (US);

Inventors:

Tao Xu, El Paso, TX (US);

James J. Yoo, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Anthony Atala, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Dennis Dice, Yadkinville, NC (US);

Assignee:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/52 (2006.01); B41M 99/00 (2006.01); C12N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided herein is an apparatus for printing cells which includes an electrospinning device and an inkjet printing device operatively associated therewith. Methods of making a biodegradable scaffold having cells seeded therein are also provided. Methods of forming microparticles containing one or more cells encapsulated by a substrate are also provided, as are methods of forming an array of said microparticles.


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