Patent 7051654 was granted and assigned to Clemson University on May, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for forming an array of viable cells is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises ink-jet printing a cellular composition containing cells onto a substrate. Upon printing, at least about 25% of the cells remain viable after incubation for 24 hours at 37° C. in a 5% CO2/95% O2 environment.