Scaffolds for neural tissue and uses thereof

• Main Authors: Donnelly, Patrick E, Schwarzbauer, Jean E, Bandini, Stephen B, Schwartz, Jeffrey, Singh, Shivani, Jones, Casey M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.06.2022
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; ENZYMOLOGY; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEASURING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PHYSICS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; PROSTHESES; SPIRITS; TESTING; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention provides tissue scaffolds, methods of generating such scaffolds, and methods of use of such scaffolds to generate aligned and functional neural tissues for use in methods including regenerative medicine, wound repair and transplantation.