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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
James Yoo, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Joel Stitzel, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Anthony Atala, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
George Christ, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
James Yoo, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Joel Stitzel, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Anthony Atala, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
George Christ, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of producing organized skeletal muscle tissue from precursor muscle cells in vitro comprises: (a) providing precursor muscle cells on a support in a tissue media; then (b) cyclically stretching and relaxing the support at least twice along a first axis during a first time period; and then (c) optionally but preferably maintaining the support in a substantially static position during a second time period; and then (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) for a number of times sufficient to enhance the functionality of the tissue formed on the support and/or produce organized skeletal muscle tissue on the solid support from the precursor muscle cells.