3D Bioprinting of Cardiac Patch with Anisotropic and Perfusable Architecture for the Repair of Damaged Cardiac Muscle

Description:

This technology includes a novel cardiac patch which was 3D printed to repair damaged cardiac tissue. Based on biological and anatomical understanding of myocardial tissue, a novel 3D bioprinting technique was developed to directly fabricate the cellularized and vascularized cardiac patch with anisotropic fiber and perfusable vessel architecture. The design will integrate biomimetic aligned myocardial fibers and perfusable blood vessels to create a thick, functional cardiac patch, suitable for the human heart implantation. Due to the anisotropic contraction properties, it not only provides a physical support to prevent the dilation of heart wall, but also improve the cardiac tissue regeneration.

Patent Information:
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Michael Shmilovich
Senior Licensing And Patenting Manager
NIH Technology Transfer
301-435-5019
shmilovm@nih.gov
Inventors:
Lijie Zhang
Haitao Cui
Yimin Huang
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