US Patent Issued to The Penn State Research Foundation on May 26 for "Organ models" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,440, issued on May 26, was assigned to The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pa.).

"Organ models" was invented by Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat (Boalsburg, Pa.), Monika Hospodiuk (State College, Pa.), Dino Joseph Ravnic (Hershey, Pa.), Bugra Ayan (State College, Pa.) and Srinivas Koduru (Mechanicsburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This document provides materials and methods for making and using functional (e.g., vascularized) organ models (e.g., pancreas models). For example, functional pancreas models including an ECM containing a plurality (e.g., two or more) of pancreatic islets, and a vascular network are provided."...