Novel tissue engineered scaffolds derived from copper capillary alginate gels
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1. A biomaterial scaffold comprising an alginate gel and at least one stabilizing agent;
- wherein the alginate gel comprises a plurality of continuous parallel microtubular copper capillaries having a first end and a second end; and
wherein the at least one stabilizing agent is cross-linked to the alginate gel.
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Abstract
The present invention provides copper capillary alginate gels stabilized with barium, chitosan, its derivates, or a combination thereof. These stabilized gels are useful as scaffolds for containing, growing, or regenerating biological agents and cells for in vivo or in vitro use.
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1. A biomaterial scaffold comprising an alginate gel and at least one stabilizing agent;
- wherein the alginate gel comprises a plurality of continuous parallel microtubular copper capillaries having a first end and a second end; and
wherein the at least one stabilizing agent is cross-linked to the alginate gel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- wherein the alginate gel comprises a plurality of continuous parallel microtubular copper capillaries having a first end and a second end; and
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