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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2020
Applicant:
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Thanh Duc Nguyen, South Windsor, CT (US);
Ritopa Das, Farmington, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/3847 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2821 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2864 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3084 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30087 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30677 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30971 (2013.01); A61L 2400/12 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scaffold comprised of a plurality of PLLA layers, which may include stem cells, for regenerating bone or tissue. The PLLA layers are separated by a plurality of hydrogel layers. The PLLA layers comprise a nanofiber mesh having a piezoelectric constant to apply an electrical charge to the bone or tissue upon application of ultrasound energy.