Inventors: Zheng, Ying, Du, Xiaobing, Washenik, Kenneth Justin, Stenn, Kurt Stricker
Assignee: Aderans Research Institute, Inc
Publication date: 2007-04-26
Invention summary:
Forming egressing hair shafts comprises making a wound in the skin and placing hair follicle progenitor cells on the wound
Abstract:
The present invention is a method of forming egressing hair shafts comprising making a wound in the skin and placing hair follicle progenitor cells on the wound, wherein an egressing hair shaft is formed from the hair follicle progenitor cells. The present invention is also a method of forming new skin comprising making a wound in the skin and placing skin forming cells on the wound, wherein new skin is formed from the skin forming cells.
First Claim:
A method of forming egressing hair shafts comprising making a wound in the skin and placing hair follicle progenitor cells on the wound, wherein an egressing hair shaft is formed.
Background:
Developing appropriate cell delivery techniques is important for many applications. Not only must the cells be delivered to the appropriate part of the subject, but the morphology of the cells must be maintained. The morphology of cells can be important in many contexts. Cell morphology indicates the status of the cells, both in terms of the health of the cells and in terms of the differentiation state of the cell. Changes in cell shape, or morphogenesis, are central to cell function, development and disease. Physiological processes in cells are often accompanied by changes in cellular morphology. Examples include changes in the intracellular location, arrangement and structure of cellular constituents, such as organelles, macromolecular clusters or the cytoskeleton, changes in the morphology of the entire cell, such as its shape and area, changes in the spacing and proximity between cells, and properties of multi-cellular colonies such as its shape, size and cell locations.
Summary:
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method of forming egressing hair shafts comprising making a wound in the skin and placing hair follicle progenitor cells on the wound, wherein an egressing hair shaft is formed from the hair follicle progenitor cells. The present invention is also a method of forming new skin comprising making a wound in the skin and placing skin forming cells on the wound, wherein new skin is formed from the skin forming cells. |
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