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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Marvi A. Matos, Seattle, WA (US);
William B. Carlson, Seattle, WA (US);
Ivan Vesely, Larkspur, CO (US);
Yansong Gu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Marvi A. Matos, Seattle, WA (US);
William B. Carlson, Seattle, WA (US);
Ivan Vesely, Larkspur, CO (US);
Yansong Gu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Empire Technology Development LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system for generating a tissue construct includes a mixing chamber, a piston chamber, a reaction chamber, and a pump. The mixing chamber is configured to receive a hydrogel solution and a cell suspension solution. The piston chamber includes a first piston and is configured to receive a mixture of the hydrogel solution and the cell suspension solution from the mixing chamber. The first piston is configured to push the mixture through one or more capillaries into the reaction chamber. The reaction is configured to receive the mixture and a cross-linking initiator. The pump is configured to move the mixture through the reaction chamber such that the mixture and the cross-linking initiator combine to form an encapsulated cell material.