Methods, Devices, and Systems for Bone Tissue Engineering Using a Bioreactor

An anatomically-shaped, human bone graft may be cultivated ex vivo using a bioreactor capable of perfusing large complex porous scaffolds. Scaffolds derived from image -based modeling of a target are seeded with human mesenchymal stem cells and cultivated. A bioreactor configured to house complex three-dimensional scaffold geometries provides controlled flow for perfusion of the cells. Dense uniform cellular growth can be attained throughout the entire scaffold as a result of the medium perfusion. In an embodiment, the bioreactor has a mold into which perfusion medium is pumped under pressure and multiple ports through which the medium exits the mold.

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Patents:
WO 2,010,102,059

Inventor(s): VUNJAK-NOVAKOVIC GORDANA [US]; GRAYSON WARREN L [US]; YEAGER KEITH [US]

Type of Offer: Licensing



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