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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2006
Farshid Guilak, Durham, NC (US);
Bradley T. Estes, Durham, NC (US);
Franklin Thomas Moutos, Raleigh, NC (US);
Farshid Guilak, Durham, NC (US);
Bradley T. Estes, Durham, NC (US);
Franklin Thomas Moutos, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cytex Therapeutics, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The presently disclosed subject matter generally relates to methods and systems for facilitating the growth and differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells for laboratory and therapeutic applications. The cells can be employed alone or in conjunction with unique biologically-compatible scaffold structures to generate differentiated tissues and structures, both in vitro and in vivo. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to methods of forming and using improved tissue engineered scaffolds that can be used as substrates to facilitate the growth and differentiation of cells.