Abstract: The present invention relates to a 3-dimensional cell to tissue and maintenance process, more particularly to methods of culturing cells in a culture environment, either in space or in a gravity field, with minimum fluid shear stress, freedom for 3-dimensional spatial orientation of the suspended particles and localization of particles with differing or similar sedimentation properties in a similar spatial region.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 2, 1989
Date of Patent:
October 13, 1992
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventors:
David A. Wolf, Ray P. Schwarz, Marian L. Lewis, John H. Cross, Mary H. Huls