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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Jonathan Charles Kuhn, Haifa, IL;
Eyal Zussman, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Jonathan Charles Kuhn, Haifa, IL;
Eyal Zussman, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 11/00 (2006.01); C12N 11/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 7/00 (2006.01); C12N 11/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/04 (2006.01); C12N 13/00 (2006.01); D01D 5/00 (2006.01); D01F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 11/00 (2013.01); A61K 9/0092 (2013.01); C12N 1/04 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 7/00 (2013.01); C12N 11/04 (2013.01); C12N 11/14 (2013.01); C12N 13/00 (2013.01); D01D 5/0007 (2013.01); D01F 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of preserving organisms in viable form, the method comprising: suspending organisms in a solution of electrospinnable polymer; drawing droplets of said solution through a spinneret; applying an electrostatic field to said droplets under electrospinning conditions; so as to form fibers having a diameter no greater than about 5 μm within which distinct organisms are encapsulated in viable form.