Biofabrication techniques for the implementation of intrinsic tissue geometries to an in vitro collagen hydrogel

US10730928B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10730928-B2
Application numberUS-201515514091-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 28, 2015
Priority dateSep 26, 2014
Publication dateAug 4, 2020
Grant dateAug 4, 2020

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Methods for reaction electrospinning are provided to form collagen fibers. The method can include: acidifying a collagen in an acidic solvent to form an acidic collagen solution; electrospinning the acidic collagen solution within an alkaline atmosphere (e.g., including ammonia vapor) to form collagen fibers; and collecting the collagen fibers within a salt bath (e.g., including ammonium sulfate). The acidic solvent can include water and an alcohol, and can have a pH of about 2 to about 4 (e.g., including a strong acid, such as HCl). An albumin rubber is also provided, which can include albumin crosslinked with glutaraldehyde.

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What is claimed: 1. A method of forming an engineered bio-scaffold comprising: filling a mold with an albumin rubber such that the albumin rubber conforms to the shape of the mold; removing the albumin rubber from the mold to form a rubber blank; coating the rubber blank with collagen such that the collagen takes the shape of the rubber blank; and selectively dissolving the rubber blank from the inside of the collagen using an enzyme to form the bio-scaffold, wherein the enzyme selectively dissolves the material of the rubber blank while leaving the collagen and forming flow channels inside the bio-scaffold. 2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the enzyme comprises trypsin. 3. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the enzyme is provided in a solution having a pH of about 7 to about 9.

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  • the fibre formed by coagulation, i.e. wet electro-spinning · CPC title

  • of cellulose, cellulose derivatives, or proteins · CPC title

  • derived from horn, hoofs, hair, skin or leather · CPC title

  • Albumins · CPC title

  • derived from leather or skin {, e.g. gelatin} · CPC title

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What does patent US10730928B2 cover?
Methods for reaction electrospinning are provided to form collagen fibers. The method can include: acidifying a collagen in an acidic solvent to form an acidic collagen solution; electrospinning the acidic collagen solution within an alkaline atmosphere (e.g., including ammonia vapor) to form collagen fibers; and collecting the collagen fibers within a salt bath (e.g., including ammonium sulfat…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Univ South Carolina, Musc Found For Res Dev
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C07K14/78. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 04 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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