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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Nathaniel D. Huebsch, Colma, CA (US);
David J. Mooney, Sudbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel D. Huebsch, Colma, CA (US);
David J. Mooney, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/02 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 11/04 (2006.01); C12N 5/077 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 11/04 (2013.01); C12N 5/0654 (2013.01); C12N 2506/21 (2013.01); C12N 2533/50 (2013.01); C12N 2533/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention features synthetic materials and methods for inducing cell behavior. Matrix materials induce cell differentiation and cell manipulation based on mechanical and physical characteristics of the materials rather than chemical characteristics.