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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Louis D. Falo, Jr., Wexford, PA (US);
Geza Erdos, Wexford, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 41/22 (2006.01); B29C 41/34 (2006.01); B29C 39/02 (2006.01); B29C 39/12 (2006.01); B29K 1/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); B29C 39/025 (2013.01); B29C 39/123 (2013.01); B29C 41/22 (2013.01); B29C 41/34 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0046 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0053 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0061 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0007 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0057 (2013.01); B29K 2001/08 (2013.01); B29K 2995/006 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); B29L 2031/756 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7544 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microneedle arrays and methods of forming the same can include one or more bioactive components bonded to a biocompatible material such that the one or more bioactive components are cleavable in vivo to release the bioactive component from the biocompatible material.