US Patent Issued to University of Maryland, College Park on Feb. 10 for "3D printed scaffold structures and methods of fabrication" (District Of Columbia, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,488, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Md.).

"3D printed scaffold structures and methods of fabrication" was invented by Sarah Van Belleghem (Washington) and John Patrick Fisher (Kensington, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable scaffold device comprises a non-biodegradable backbone and a biodegradable dermal compartment comprising live cells. Method of fabricating implantable devices via 3D printing using a synthetic ink formulation coprinted with a biodegradable bioink."

The patent was filed on Dec. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/391,766.

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