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acellularize en · VERB

Etymology

From acellular + -ize.

Meanings

1. (uncommon) To make acellular by the removal of cells.
   • Although many studies have been conducted and reported good results under these hypotheses, we wanted to improve the acellularizing processes, especially in the process of nuclease treating and the removal of phospholipids ... 2007, Journal of Korean Medical Science:
   • US 6,448,076 B2 METHOD FOR CHEMICALLY ACELLULARIZING A BIOLOGICAL TISSUE SAMPLE Robert G. Dennis, Ann Arbor, Mich.; William M. Kuzon, Jr., Dexter, Mich., and Paul S. Cederna, Ann Arbor, Mich., assignors [...] The Regents of the Method for chemically acellularizing a biological tissue sample. 2002, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, pages 1815 and 31:
   • Some groups have attempted to use animal tissues to produce suitable matrices (Steinhoff et al. 2000). Different technologies have been developed to acellularize these tissues. 2013, Davor Solter, D. Beyleveld, M.B. Friele, J. Holówka, H. Lilie, R. Lovell-Badge, C. Mandla, U. Martin, R. Pardo Avellaneda, Embryo Research in Pluralistic Europe, →ISBN, page 81:

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