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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
William H. Fissell, Brecksville, OH (US);
Shuvo Roy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aaron Fleischman, Beachwood, OH (US);
Kenneth G. Goldman, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to ultrafiltration. In particular, the present invention provides nanoporous membranes having pores for generating in vitro and in vivo ultrafiltrate, devices and bioartificial organs utilizing such nanoporous membranes, and related methods (e.g., diagnostic methods, research methods, drug screening). The present invention further provides nanoporous membranes configured to avoid protein fouling with, for example, a polyethylene glycol surface coating.