ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,421, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Yale University (New Haven, Conn.).
"Compositions and systems for ex vivo cell modulation and methods of use thereof" was invented by Tarek Fahmy (Middlefield, Conn.) and Rabib Shahab Chaudhury (Nanuet, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bioreactor devices for modulating cells, systems including the devices, and methods of using the devices and systems to modulate cells are provided. The bioreactor devices typically include (i) a base support; (ii) a scaffold having bound to or present on the surface thereof, one or more cell receptor ligands; and (iii) a biodegradable polymer, co-polymer, o...