Composite Additive for Stem Cell Culture and Skin Repair

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for stem cell culture and skin repair lack effective biologically activating additives that can promote tissue regeneration, immunity regulation, and cosmetic benefits while ensuring safety and non-toxicity.

Innovation Solution

A composite additive comprising water or phosphate buffer with specific proteins such as human serum albumin, dermcidin, apolipoprotein A, haptoglobin, and growth factors like PDGF-AB, IGF-1, and VEGF, which can be added to cell culture media or skin products to enhance stem cell proliferation, skin repair, and cosmetic effects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional cell culture methods are used, then cells can be maintained, but tissue regeneration and immune regulation functions are not activated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecell culture maintenanceVSAvoidlack of biological activation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a composite additive containing multiple proteins (human serum albumin, dermcidin, apolipoprotein A, haptoglobin, beta-globin, annexin A1, transthyretin, transgelin, platelet factors, growth factors) dissolved in water or phosphate buffer. This composite formulation provides synergistic biological activation effects that individual components cannot achieve alone, while maintaining cell culture reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent specifies precise concentration ranges for each component in the composite additive (e.g., human serum albumin at 500-1000 μg/mL, dermcidin at 100-200 μg/mL, various growth factors at specific ng/mL or μg/mL levels). These parameter optimizations ensure maximum biological activation while maintaining safety and non-toxicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If stem cell secreted proteins are utilized, then immune modulation and tissue repair improve, but product complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimmune modulation and tissue repairVSAvoidadditive composition complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The composite additive is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it serves as a culture supplement for stem cell maintenance, provides immune modulation through proteins like dermcidin and haptoglobin, promotes tissue regeneration via growth factors (PDGF-AB, IGF-1, EGF, VEGF, FGF-2), and delivers cosmetic benefits through anti-aging proteins. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate products.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The additive is divided into functionally distinct components: structural proteins (human serum albumin, beta-globin), antimicrobial proteins (dermcidin, haptoglobin), transport proteins (apolipoprotein A, transthyretin), membrane proteins (annexin A1, transgelin), platelet-derived factors, and growth factors. Each segment contributes specific biological activities that collectively achieve comprehensive tissue repair and immune modulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If biologically activating additives are added to culture media, then stem cell proliferation and differentiation improve, but safety and non-toxicity may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestem cell proliferation and differentiationVSAvoidpotential toxicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent defines specific concentration ranges for each component that optimize biological activity while ensuring safety. For example, human serum albumin is present at 500-1000 μg/mL, growth factors at carefully controlled ng/mL to μg/mL levels, and all components are within physiologically relevant concentrations that mimic natural body fluids, thereby ensuring non-toxicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The additive system uses naturally occurring, biocompatible proteins that are inherently safe and non-toxic. These are short-lived, biodegradable molecules that are naturally present in human body fluids, eliminating the need for synthetic additives with potential toxicity. The components can be safely metabolized and eliminated by the body.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Data Source

PatentUS11273114B2Compound additive having biological activation function, preparation method therefor and use thereof
Publication Date: 2022.03.15 SCLNOW BIOTECH CO LTD
  • US11273114B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A compound additive having a biological activation function. The compound additive contains water or phosphate buffer, and multiple proteins and various factors dissolved therein. The compound additive can be added into a culture medium for cell cultivation, and can also be directly used or added into a skin repair product or a cosmetic product so as to achieve certain skin repair and cosmetic effects.