US 7,601,525 B2
	Alginate gel scaffold having a plurality of continuous parallel microtubular copper capillaries
Christopher D. Batich, Gainesville, Fla. (US); Bradley Jay Willenberg, Gainesville, Fla. (US); Takashi Hamazaki, Gainesville, Fla. (US); and Naohiro Terada, Gainesville, Fla. (US)
Assigned to University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, Fla. (US)
Filed on Mar. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/74,285.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/550910, filed on Mar. 05, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0196423 A1, Sep. 08, 2005
Int. Cl. C12N 11/10 (2006.01); C12N 11/04 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 435—178  [435/182; 424/93.7]

31 Claims

1. A biomaterial scaffold comprising an alginate gel and at least one stabilizing agent; wherein the alginate gel comprises a plurality of continuous parallel microtubular copper capillaries having a first end and a second end; and wherein the at least one stabilizing agent cross-links the alginate gel; and wherein the capillaries permit cell migration into the scaffold; and wherein the at least one stabilizing agent comprises a carbodiimide.