Apparatus and process for culturing tissue
AssigneeMeatable B.V.
InventorsSina Dezfuli, Duong Nguyen, Sandra Ines Speicher, Elyes Yaich, Denise Peeters
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Abstract
An apparatus for culturing muscle tissue comprises a chamber extending from a first end to a second end; a first anchor located within the chamber at the first end; a second anchor located within the chamber at the second end; an inlet; and an outlet. The chamber can have an expanding or cylindrical cross-section from each of the first end and the second end to a point between the first end and the second end. The first and second anchors are three-dimensional.
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An apparatus for culturing muscle tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a chamber extending from a first end to a second end;
- a first three-dimensional anchor located within the chamber at the first end;
- a second three-dimensional anchor located within the chamber at the second end;
- an inlet;
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- an outlet,
- wherein each three-dimensional anchor is an auxetic design.
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An anchor for a tissue reactor chamber, the anchor comprising:
- a connector;
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- a three-dimensional projection extending from the connector,
- wherein the three-dimensional projection comprises a plurality of auxetic building blocks connected together.
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A method for growing tissue in a chamber, the method comprising:
- filling a chamber with a scaffolding material comprising cells, the chamber with a first three-dimensional anchor located at a first end and a second three-dimensional anchor located at a second end, wherein each of the first and second three-dimensional anchors is an auxetic design;
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- incubating the scaffolding material comprising the cells under conditions suitable for maturation of the cells, whereby the mature cells form tissue connecting to and between the first and second anchors.
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