ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,035, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to ASPECT BIOSYSTEMS LTD. (Vancouver, Canada).

"Continuously bioprinted multilayer tissue structure" was invented by Simon Beyer (Richmond, Canada), Tamer Mohamed (Richmond, Canada), Sheng Pan (Vancouver, Canada) and Sam Wadsworth (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are synthetic living tissue structures comprising multiple layers of fibers deposited in solidified form from a 3D bioprinter, together with kits and methods of use related thereto. The fibers comprise a plurality of mammalian cells dispensed within a solidified biocompatible matrix. The structural integri...