Patents by Inventor United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admi

United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admi 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).

  • Publication number: 20130109594
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a micro-organ device includes printing a micro-organ on a microchip using a cell suspension in a syringe controlled by a computer-aided tissue engineering system, wherein the cell suspension comprises cells suspended in a solution containing a material that functions as a scaffold, and wherein the printing is performed with the computer-aided tissue engineering system according to a predetermined pattern. A micro-organ device includes at least one micro-chamber each housing a micro-organ; and at least one microfluidic channel connected to the micro-chamber, wherein the micro-organ comprises cells arranged in a configuration that includes spacing between portions of the cells to facilitate diffusion exchange between the cells and a medium supplied from the at least one microfluidic channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicants: Space Admi
    Inventor: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admi