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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Gary D. Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joerg Lahann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jun Ding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Himabindu Nandivada, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gary D. Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joerg Lahann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jun Ding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Himabindu Nandivada, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/02 (2006.01); C12N 5/0735 (2010.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0606 (2013.01); C12N 5/00 (2013.01); C12N 2533/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for establishing and maintaining growth of undifferentiated stem cells. In particular, the present invention provides synthetic growth matrices for stem cells, wherein said cells are capable of going through multiple passages while remaining in an undifferentiated state.