Method and apparatus for spatial control of cellular growth

    公开(公告)号:US11518971B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US16695550

    申请日:2019-11-26

    摘要: A three-dimensional cell growth containment article is described, which includes a molded body channelized by removal of sacrificial channelizing element(s) therefrom, so that the molded body contains one or more channel(s) therein, with a matrix material in at least one of such channel(s) that is supportive of three-dimensional cell growth in the matrix material. A method for making such articles is also described, in which a molded body is formed with one or more sacrificial channelizing element(s) therein, following which the sacrificial channelizing element(s) are removed. The three-dimensional cell growth containment articles of the present disclosure may be utilized in any applications in which there exists a need to reproducibly generate three-dimensional cellular structures, e.g., islet transplantation for diabetes treatment, transplantation of hormone secreting cells, cellular scaffolds for wound healing, and generation of tissue engineering structures to regain structural usefulness for orthopedic applications.

    CORE-SHELL TRIGGERED RELEASE SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20160186044A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-30

    申请号:US14911542

    申请日:2014-08-12

    IPC分类号: C09K8/588 E21B43/16 C09K8/584

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to delivery and release systems, such as core-shell particles. An exemplary composition according to the disclosure can include a carrier element forming an outer shell that defines an inner core. The core can include a reactive agent that is adapted to react with the shell, particularly at an inner interface of the shell with the core materials. The reaction can provide an inside-out degradation of the shell and release of one or more materials therein. The reactive agent may be separated from the shell, such as using a phase change material (PCM). Upon reaching specific environmental conditions, the PCM can change so as the release the reactive agent for reaction with the shell. The systems can be used in various methods to deliver a material to various environments, including underground reservoirs.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及递送和释放系统,例如核 - 壳颗粒。 根据本公开的示例性组合物可以包括形成限定内芯的外壳的载体元件。 核心可以包括适于与壳体反应的反应剂,特别是在壳体与芯材料的内部界面处。 反应可以提供外壳的内向退化和其中的一种或多种材料的释放。 反应剂可以与壳分离,例如使用相变材料(PCM)。 在达到特定的环境条件时,PCM可以改变,以释放与壳反应的反应剂。 这些系统可以以各种方法用于将材料递送到各种环境,包括地下储层。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIAL CONTROL OF CELLULAR GROWTH

    公开(公告)号:US20200165555A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-28

    申请号:US16695550

    申请日:2019-11-26

    IPC分类号: C12M1/00 B29C64/40 C12N5/00

    摘要: A three-dimensional cell growth containment article is described, which includes a molded body channelized by removal of sacrificial channelizing element(s) therefrom, so that the molded body contains one or more channel(s) therein, with a matrix material in at least one of such channel(s) that is supportive of three-dimensional cell growth in the matrix material. A method for making such articles is also described, in which a molded body is formed with one or more sacrificial channelizing element(s) therein, following which the sacrificial channelizing element(s) are removed. The three-dimensional cell growth containment articles of the present disclosure may be utilized in any applications in which there exists a need to reproducibly generate three-dimensional cellular structures, e.g., islet transplantation for diabetes treatment, transplantation of hormone secreting cells, cellular scaffolds for wound healing, and generation of tissue engineering structures to regain structural usefulness for orthopedic applications.

    Syntactic foams as mechanically-triggered capture vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11828685B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-28

    申请号:US17184887

    申请日:2021-02-25

    摘要: Syntactic foams are materials including hollow microspheres distributed throughout a cured polymeric resin. Hollow microspheres within syntactic foams, including collapsible shells that enclose empty cavities, can serve as receptacles to capture environmental constituents upon applied temperature and pressure. An epoxy formulation including of EPON™ 828, HELOXY™ 61, and TETA was combined with hollow glass microspheres with isostatic crush strengths of 300, 3000, and 10,000 psi. Effects of pressure and temperature on the mechanical properties were evaluated via dynamic mechanical analysis. Storage modulus and glass transition temperature depended on formulation. Upon exposure to specific temperature and pressures, the hollow glass spheres embedded within the resin lose mechanical integrity and collapse, resulting in the generation of unencapsulated void spaces, primed to capture embedded liquid. Controllable loss of mechanical integrity enables syntactic foams to serve as on-demand receptacles to retain constituents in the surrounding environment, resulting from externally triggered pressures and temperatures.