Patents by Inventor Benjamin Daniel Elder

Benjamin Daniel Elder 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).

  • DECELLULARIZATION METHOD FOR SCAFFOLDLESS TISSUE ENGINEERED ARTICULAR CARTILAGE OR NATIVE CARTILAGE TISSUE
    Publication number: 20110212894
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating a tissue-engineered construct comprising: providing a tissue-engineered construct, wherein the tissue-engineered construct is derived from a xenogenic source; and decellularizing the tissue-engineered construct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, Benjamin Daniel Elder
  • METHODS OF FABRICATING ENHANCED TISSUE-ENGINEERED CARTILAGE
    Publication number: 20110053262
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for fabricating a tissue-engineered cartilage construct comprising: providing a cell sample comprising a plurality of chondrocytes; culturing the cell sample to produce a tissue-engineered cartilage construct; and treating the tissue-engineered cartilage construct, wherein treating the tissue-engineered cartilage construct comprises the use of a biochemical reagent, a mechanical force, hydrostatic pressure, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, Benjamin Daniel Elder, Jerry Hu, Roman M. Natoli, Christopher Morton Revell