US Patent Issued to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York on Jan. 20 for "Human organ-on-chip models for predictive screening" (New York, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,022, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York).

"Human organ-on-chip models for predictive screening" was invented by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (New York), Keith Yeager (Springfield, N.J.) and Kacey Ronaldson (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated modular microphysiological system is provided which includes a two or more chambers and a vascular network which includes at least one channel. The chamber can be configured for culturing a tissue and includes a layer of endothelial cells which forms an endothelial barrier within the well. The endothelial barrier...