Advanced Tissue Sciences patent opens way for stem cell implants
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Advanced Tissue Sciences has received a US patent for growing stem cells in shapes that could mimic human organs, opening the way for organ regeneration in vivo. The patent covers culturing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vitro on any biodegradable or non-biodegradable three-dimensional framework, said ATS. This could include a mesh or a sponge.