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US 11,624,055 B2Granted
Isolation of cells from hatched reptile eggs for use in production of bioartificial skin and leather
OwnerBettina C. Overgaardinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method of generating bioartificial reptile leather by in vitro culturing of isolated cells the chorioallantois of hatched reptile eggs. The disclosure allows production of reptile leather without the ethical issues of conventional reptile farming and the trapping and killing of reptiles for their skin. Furthermore the disclosure allows production of reptile leather from species that are not abundantly available as skin products, such as from endangered species.
Claims27
An in vitro method for obtaining cells for reptile leather production comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining cells from a hatched reptile egg from which a reptile has emerged, wherein said cells comprise one or more of keratinocytes, fibroblasts, melanocytes, stem cells, or precursor cells, and wherein said cells are not obtained from the reptile that has emerged;
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- (b) isolating and/or culturing the cells obtained in (a) which comprise one or more of keratinocytes, fibroblasts, melanocytes, stem cells, or precursor cells.
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