Capsules containing mammalian cells
AssigneeCapsum
InventorsJerome Bibette, Nicolas Atrux-Tallau, Hugo Domejean, Annette Funfak, Nicolas Bremond, Pierre Nassoy, Kevin Allessandri
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Abstract
A capsule containing at least one mammalian cell, includes a liquid core, and at least one external envelope totally encapsulating the liquid core at its periphery, the external envelope including at least one gelled polyelectrolyte and/or a stiffened biopolymer and being able to retain the liquid core when the capsule is immersed in a gas. The present invention further relates to the method for preparing such a capsule, to a method for screening cosmetic active ingredients as well as a culture method using such capsules.
Claims16
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A capsule comprising a liquid core, and at least one external envelope totally encapsulating the liquid core at its periphery, said external envelope being able to retain the liquid core when the capsule is immersed in a gas and comprising at least one gelled polyelectrolyte and/or one stiffened biopolymer, said capsule being characterised in that it comprises at least one eukaryotic mammalian cell.
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