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20110015739 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING PATTERNED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX MATERIALS - An extracellular matrix (ECM)-based scaffold suitable for artificial skin as well as other structures can be formed using a bioreactor fabricated with a pattern that introduces desired structural features, on the microscale and/or nanoscale, to ECM-precursors gelled in the bioreactor. The bioreactor can produce a finely patterned scaffold—over clinically relevant size scales—sufficiently robust for routine handling. Preformed ECM-based scaffolds can also have microscale and/or nano-scale structural features introduced into a surface thereof. ECM-based scaffolds may be formed with well-defined structural features via microetching and/or remodeling via ‘contact degradation.’ A surface-activated pattern can be used to degrade the ECM-based scaffold at contact regions between the pattern and the ECM. The produced ECM-based scaffolds can have structures of dimensions conducive to host tissue ingrowth while preserving the fibrous structure and ligand density of natural ECMs. | 01-20-2011 |
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20110277257 | SCRUB BRUSH - A scrub brush for cleaning a variety of surfaces. The scrub brush includes an arcuate main body, a handle connected to the top surface of the main body, and a plurality of bristles extending from a bottom surface of the main body. The body is curved such that it forms a recess below the handle to protect a user's fingers and/or knuckles during use. The bristles extend from the main body such that they define a curved cleaning surface that has the same general shape and contour as the bottom surface of the main body. Two types of bristles, each having a different stiffness, may be included to provide two different types of cleaning. | 11-17-2011 |
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20110028341 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CHEMILUMINESCENCE-BASED MICROFLUIDIC CELL COUNTING - A chemiluminescence-based detection system and method for counting blood cells by capturing and isolating target blood cells flowing through a microfluidic chip and detecting light emitted by the captured target blood cells. | 02-03-2011 |
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