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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Roger Leighton, Hilton, NY (US);
David Allen Mantell, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/0059 (2013.01); B29C 67/0092 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); C12M 25/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for printing a three-dimensional tissue scaffold. An embodiment can include printing a first layer of scaffold fiber with a printer onto a base gel substrate; and disposing a first gel layer over the printed first layer. Another embodiment can include printing a first and second sacrificial fiber with a printer onto a base gel substrate; printing a first scaffold fiber between the first and second sacrificial fiber to form a printed first layer; and disposing a first gel layer over the printed first layer.