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Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2011
Applicants:

Jennifer L. West, Houston, TX (US);

Christopher S. Chen, Princeton, NJ (US);

Jordan S. Miller, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Michael T. Yang, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Jennifer L. West, Houston, TX (US);

Christopher S. Chen, Princeton, NJ (US);

Jordan S. Miller, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Michael T. Yang, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Assignees:

William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/38 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods of fabricating a substantially interconnected model vasculature, as well as compositions formed from such methods are provided. In some embodiments, the methods may comprise forming a non-woven fiber network comprising a plurality of fibers and a void space; backfilling the void space of the fiber network; and removing the fibers to form a substantially interconnected vascular network.


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