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US 8,647,677 B2Granted
Gastric submucosal tissue as a novel diagnostic tool
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsStephen F. Badylak, Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin, Matthew S. Waninger, Andrew O. Brightman
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Abstract
A cell culture growth substrate comprising submucosal tissue of a warm-blooded vertebrate and a method for culturing fastidious organisms is described. Submucosal tissue used in accordance with the present invention supports the proliferation of cells when said cells are contacted with submucosal tissue under conditions conducive to cell proliferation.
Claims10
A composition comprising:
- a sterilized extracellular matrix material comprising submucosa, wherein the extracellular matrix material is obtained from a urinary bladder of a pig,
- wherein the extracellular matrix material is acellular.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.