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AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
InventorsPhilip Huie, Jr., Harvey A. Fishman
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A nanotube mat is provided with an array of conduits to support, direct growth, select or interface one or more biological cells or cell processes. The carbon nanotube mat provides mechanical stability, is biocompatible, will support cell growth, can desirably be derivatized with growth factors, molecules, nutrients, inhibitory factors, ligands, transduction molecules or morphogenic factors, and would allow the formation of conduits to guide cells and cell extensions to be hosted or grown. The conduits could take any size or shape to support, direct growth, select or interface one or more cells or processes. In general the conduits could be channels, discontinuous channels, tapered channels or walls. The nanotube mat could be used to interface biological cells with other cells, tissue or structures that have electrical, mechanical, magnetic means, or optical means. The nanotube mat could also incorporate chemicals, analytes, drugs, lips, carbohydrates, secretory products or the like.
A device to direct growth of biological cells, comprising a nanotube mat wherein said nanotube mat comprises an array of conduits through the thickness of said nanotube mat, wherein said conduits are sized to accommodate said growth of at least one of said biological cells.
A device to host biological cells, comprising a nanotube mat wherein said nanotube mat comprises an array of conduits partially through the thickness of said nanotube mat, wherein said conduits are sized to host at least one of said biological cells.
A device to control delivery of an agent, comprising a nanotube mat wherein said nanotube mat comprises an array of conduits through the thickness of said nanotube mat, wherein said conduits are sized to accommodate the delivery of said agent.
A prosthetic device, comprising a nanotube mat wherein said nanotube mat comprises an array of conduits through the thickness of said nanotube mat, wherein said conduits are sized to support or grow biological cells.
A device to direct growth of neurites, comprising a nanotube mat wherein said nanotube mat comprises an array of conduits through the thickness of said nanotube mat, wherein said conduits are sized to accommodate said growth of at least one of said neurites.
A device to host neurites, comprising a nanotube mat wherein said nanotube mat comprises an array of conduits partially through the thickness of said nanotube mat, wherein said conduits are sized to host of at least one of said neurites.
A prosthetic device to host growth of neurites cell, comprising a nanotube mat wherein said nanotube mat comprises an array of conduits partially through the thickness of said nanotube mat, wherein said conduits are sized to accommodate said growth of at least one of said neurites cell.
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