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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2013
Karlsruher Institut Fuer Technologie, Karlsruhe, DE;
Stefan Giselbrecht, Karlruhe, DE;
Isabella Hebeiss, Widdern, DE;
Ute Schepers, Troisdorf, DE;
Roman Truckenmueller, Flein, DE;
KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE, Karlsruhe, DE;
Abstract
A vascular model includes at least one microchannel perfusable by at least one fluid and in a form of a hollow structure having a wall thickness in a range from 0.1 μm to 1000 μm, a concave inner surface with a cross-section which is circular in part and at least one pore having a diameter in a range from 1 nm to 100 μm. The at least one microchannel has a width in a range from 0.01 μm to 10 mm and a depth in a range from 0.01 μm to 10 mm. At least one chamber is perfusable by a same and/or different fluid and surrounds the at least one microchannel over an entire length and width or over parts thereof. The at least one chamber adjoins the at least one microchannel. At least one connector is configured to receive and/or discharge the at least one fluid.