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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
GuoGuang Niu, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Shay Soker, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, Winson Salem, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/30 (2015.01); A61L 27/22 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/30 (2013.01); A61L 27/222 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/3808 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61F 2/142 (2013.01); A61L 2300/236 (2013.01); A61L 2430/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a corneal endothelial composition comprising a transparent hydrogel scaffold and a single layer of cultured corneal endothelial cells on the surface of the scaffold. The hydrogel scaffold I comprised of at least one biopolymer, preferably gelatin. Also provided are methods of making a corneal endothelial scaffold.