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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Spermvital As, Hamar, NO;
Inventors:
Geir Klinkenberg, Heimdal, NO;
Kjell Domaas Josefsen, Trondheim, NO;
Elisabeth Kommisrud, Stange, NO;
Assignee:
SPERMVITAL AS, , NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/02 (2006.01); C12P 19/04 (2006.01); C12N 9/20 (2006.01); C12N 11/04 (2006.01); C12N 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/0231 (2013.01); C12N 9/20 (2013.01); C12N 11/04 (2013.01); C12N 11/10 (2013.01); C12P 19/04 (2013.01); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved method for preparing hydrogels, such as alginate hydrogels. The hydrogels of the present invention is in particular useful for immobilization and preservation of biological material, such as cellular material, e.g. spermatozoa.