Abstract: Methods are disclosed for entrapping, proliferating, and/or preserving biological material such as tissues and cells wherein the biological material is entrapped in a permeable gel-like material. The entrapped material is nurtured and proliferated in the gel-like microenvironment. Metabolic and/or other products are thereafter harvested from the entrapped material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 1, 1984
Date of Patent:
October 18, 1988
Assignee:
Karyon Technology, Inc.
Inventors:
Paul J. Vasington, Maurice M. Lynch, Maureen E. Frye