Method for producing food products using cells grown in culture as an alternative to animal husbandry
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorBrian Maiorella
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for producing a product of cells organized into a desired macroscopic three-dimensional structure from one or more cell types with engineered donor and receptor pairs and optional scaffolds. The methods are suited to the production of food products. Because the final product is constructed with the same types of cells that are generally arranged in approximately the same three-dimensional structure as in animal muscle tissue, the final product can replicate the sensory and nutritional profile found in conventional, naturally produced meat.
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A method for producing a macroscopic structure of cells, the method comprising:
- first growing cells of desired multiple cell types in culture in free suspension in bioreactors;
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- then assembling the cells into a desired macroscopic structure as driven by docking of donor/receptor pairs.
A method for producing a macroscopic structure of cells, the method comprising:
- providing one or more cell types capable of cell culture propagation, each cell type having a display of docking donors or docking receptors;
- engineering scaffolds with a display of docking donors or docking receptors complementary to the docking donors or docking receptors of the one or more cell types;
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- assembling the cells and scaffolds into a desired macroscopic structure by binding complementary docking donors and docking receptors.
A method for producing a food product, the method comprising:
- growing cells of desired multiple cell types in culture in free suspension in bioreactors;
- and assembling the cells into a desired macroscopic structure as driven by multiple docking donor/receptor pairs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.