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Method of cell culture on polyacrylonitrile surface

Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1975-12-15
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Granted: 1977-05-17
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Expires: 1995-12-15
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Abstract

Abstract A method of culturing cells in which the cells are fixed on a polyacrylonitrile surface.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stefan A. Weiss
  • 👤 John H. Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 03:36
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12N; C12N5/00; C12N5/0068; C12N2533/00; C12N2533/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 49 words
In a method for culture of the type of cells which grow attached to a surface, the improvement comprising fixing the cells to be cultivated to a polyacrylonitrile surface maintained in contact with a nutrient culture medium, said polyacrylonitrile comprising acrylonitrile with 0 to 15% by weight of comonomer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 49 words
In a method for culture of the type of cells which grow attached to a surface, the improvement comprising fixing the cells to be cultivated to a polyacrylonitrile surface maintained in contact with a nutrient culture medium, said polyacrylonitrile comprising acrylonitrile with 0 to 15% by weight of comonomer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 1 in which the cells are mammalian cells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 1 in which the cells are diploid cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 1 in which the cells are normal human cells.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method of claim 1 in which the surface is a homopolymer of acrylonitrile.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 62 words
A method for propagating or maintaining cells in vitro which comprises providing a suspension of cells in a culture medium and contacting such medium with a polymeric surface suitable for cell attachment and growth which is a polymer of acrylonitrile with up to 15% by weight of a vinyl comonomer, and incubating under cell growth or maintenance conditions of pH and temperature.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 62 words
A method for propagating or maintaining cells in vitro which comprises providing a suspension of cells in a culture medium and contacting such medium with a polymeric surface suitable for cell attachment and growth which is a polymer of acrylonitrile with up to 15% by weight of a vinyl comonomer, and incubating under cell growth or maintenance conditions of pH and temperature.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 17 words
The method of claim 6 in which the polymer is a copolymer of acrylonitrile and vinyl acetate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method of claim 7 in which the polymer is a copolymer of about 95% by weight acrylonitrile and 5% by weight vinyl acetate.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3873423A Cited
US3850748A Cited

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