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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Stuart K. Williams, Tucson, AZ (US);
James B. Hoying, Tucson, AZ (US);
Benjamin R. Shepherd, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Stuart K. Williams, Tucson, AZ (US);
James B. Hoying, Tucson, AZ (US);
Benjamin R. Shepherd, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01); A61K 35/12 (2015.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0697 (2013.01); C12N 5/0691 (2013.01); A61K 35/12 (2013.01); A61K 48/00 (2013.01); C12N 2501/20 (2013.01); C12N 2502/28 (2013.01); C12N 2510/00 (2013.01); C12N 2533/54 (2013.01); C12N 2533/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
This application discloses methods and materials for preparing functional microvascular beds in the laboratory. These prevascularized constructs can be used to vascularize engineered tissue constructs or to revascularize damaged or diseased tissues or organs following implantation. The prevascularized constructs may also deliver genetically engineered gene products to the bloodstream.