Patents by Inventor William S. Turner

William S. Turner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Complexes of hyaluronans, other matrix components, hormones and growth factors for maintenance, expansion and/or differentiation of cells
    Publication number: 20080248570
    Abstract: A method is provided of propagating hepatic cells including hepatic progenitors ex vivo on or in hyaluronans with or without other extracellular matrix components (such as collagens, basal adhesion molecules, proteoglycans or their glycosaminoglycans) and with or without hormones and/or growth factors. Compositions comprising the matrix are also disclosed. Also, the complex can be used for ex vivo tissue engineering or can be used as a scaffold for grafts of cells to be transplanted in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: William S. Turner, Lola M. Reid