US Patent Issued to LifeNet Health on May 26 for "Preservation of natural and bioengineered tissues and methods of storing and transport" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,683, issued on May 26, was assigned to LifeNet Health (Virginia Beach, Va.).

"Preservation of natural and bioengineered tissues and methods of storing and transport" was invented by Lia H. Campbell (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) and Kelvin G.M. Brockbank (Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are methods for preserving biomaterials by vitrification while reducing or preventing the loss of viability associated with conventional preservation methods. Also described herein are cassettes and methods for using these cassettes for cryopreserving biomaterials (e.g., a bioengineered construct or natural tissue sample)."

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