Tissue scaffold
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1. A method of producing a tissue scaffold, the method comprising:
- extruding a first biocompatible polymer to form a first film;
extruding a second biocompatible polymer to form a second film;
axially orienting the first and second film by applying a mechanical force and/or load to the first and second films;
bonding the first film to the second film to produce a tissue scaffold; and
forming a plurality of cell openings in the tissue scaffold to produce pores in the tissue scaffold such that cell openings of the first film interconnect with cell openings of the second film to define pathways with interconnecting pores of controlled area extending from the first film to the second film;
wherein the diameter of a majority of the pores is less than the diameter of the cell openings of the first and second films that define each pore.
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Abstract
A tissue scaffold includes a first film having a plurality of cell openings and a second film adjacent the first film and having a plurality of cell openings larger than the cell openings of the first film. The cell openings of the first film interconnect with the cell openings of the second film to define pathways extending through the first and second films.
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1. A method of producing a tissue scaffold, the method comprising:
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extruding a first biocompatible polymer to form a first film; extruding a second biocompatible polymer to form a second film; axially orienting the first and second film by applying a mechanical force and/or load to the first and second films; bonding the first film to the second film to produce a tissue scaffold; and forming a plurality of cell openings in the tissue scaffold to produce pores in the tissue scaffold such that cell openings of the first film interconnect with cell openings of the second film to define pathways with interconnecting pores of controlled area extending from the first film to the second film; wherein the diameter of a majority of the pores is less than the diameter of the cell openings of the first and second films that define each pore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of producing a tissue scaffold, the method comprising:
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forming cell openings in a first film to define a first porosity; forming cell openings in a second film to define a second porosity; aligning the first film with respect to the second film; and attaching the first and second films such that cell openings of the first film interconnect with cell openings of the second film to define pathways with interconnecting pores of controlled area extending from the first film to the second film; wherein the diameter of a majority of the pores is less than the diameter of the cell openings of the first and second films that define each pore. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of producing a tissue scaffold, the method comprising:
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(a) extruding a first biocompatible polymer to form a first film; (b) extruding a second biocompatible polymer to form a second film; (c) forming in the cell openings in a first and second films to define a first porosity and a second porosity, respectively; and (d) attaching the first and second films such that cell openings of the first film interconnect with cell openings of the second film to define pathways with interconnecting pores of controlled area extending from the first film to the second film; wherein the diameter of a majority of the pores is less than the diameter of the cell openings of the first and second films that define each pore. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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