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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
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 includes a first chamber configured to receive a hydrogel and a scaffold comprising a cell, wherein the hydrogel is in fluid communication with the scaffold, and wherein the hydrogel includes a plurality of unidirectional pores. The system also includes a second chamber configured to receive a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein the second chamber includes a wall that separates the first fluid from the second fluid. The system further includes a porous membrane configured to separate the first chamber from the second chamber. The wall is configured to move along the porous membrane as cellular extensions are projected into at least a portion of the plurality of unidirectional pores of the hydrogel.