Device and Process for Producing Fiber Products and Fiber Products Produced Thereby
First Claim
1. A bone fiber having a textured surface, which acts as an effective binding substrate for bone-forming cells, wherein said binding induces or promotes new bone formation from bone-forming cells bound to said bone fiber.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a fiber, preferably bone fiber, having a textured surface, which acts as an effective binding substrate for bone-forming cells and for the induction or promotion of new bone growth by bone-forming cells, which bind to the fiber. Methods of using the bone fibers to induce or promote new bone growth and bone material compositions comprising the bone fibers are also described. The invention further relates to a substrate cutter device and cutter, which are effective in producing substrate fibers, such as bone fibers.
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26 Claims
- 1. A bone fiber having a textured surface, which acts as an effective binding substrate for bone-forming cells, wherein said binding induces or promotes new bone formation from bone-forming cells bound to said bone fiber.
- 14. A bone material composition comprising a bone fiber and bone-forming cells, wherein said bone fiber has a textured surface which acts as an effective binding substrate for bone-forming cells and wherein said binding induces or promotes new bone formation from bone-forming cells bound to said bone fiber.
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25. A method for inducing or promoting bone growth comprising providing a bone fiber having a textured surface effective to efficiently bind bone-forming cells, contacting said bone fiber to bone-forming cells, which adhere to the textured surface of said bone fiber, and allowing the bone-forming cells to adhere to the textured surface of the bone fiber thereby inducing or promoting new bone growth from the adhered bone-forming cells.
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