This invention relates to biomimetic implants containing mammalian cells which are induced by their environment to produce gradients of diffusible factors. This may be useful in eliciting a physiological pro-angiogenic response which stimulates angiogenesis and revascularisation in tissue adjacent the implant, for example in therapeutic applications in which increased angiogenesis and/or vasculogenesis is required. This may also be useful in providing biomimetic mammalian cell niches for cell culture and differentiation.
申请公布号
WO2009136173(A2)
申请公布日期
2009.11.12
申请号
WO2009GB01158
申请日期
2009.05.07
申请人
UCL BUSINESS PLC;BROWN, ROBERT;CHEEMA, UMBER;MACROBERT, SANDY;HADJIPANAYI, EKTORAS