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US 12,247,221 B2Granted
Hydrogel for 3D tissue engineering
AssigneeThe Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/Mcgill University
InventorsSimon Tran, Joseph Matthew Kinsella, Jose Gil Munguia Lopez, Yuli Zhang, Hieu Michael Pham
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Abstract
It is described a composite hydrogel containing egg white and alginate (EWA) polymers, and a method of producing same, wherein the alginate is cross-linked using frozen calcium chloride disks, creating a scaffold for cells comprising a slow-rate ions diffusion through the matrix, ensuring a homogenous crosslink and smooth surface.
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A scaffold composition comprising egg white, calcium chloride (CaCl2 and alginate, and wherein the CaCl2 is in a solid state and wherein the alginate is in a fluid state.
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