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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Ting Guo, Cambridge, MA (US);
John Patrick Fisher, Kensington, MD (US);
Hannah Baker, Baltimore, MD (US);
Max Jonah Lerman, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Robert Choe, Arlington, VA (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
An implantable acellular polymeric scaffold device functionalized with aggrecan is provided. Also provided are methods of fabricating a polymeric scaffold device, including methods of fabricating the scaffold device via 3D printing. Methods of treating a cartilage defect in a subject in need thereof comprise application of the disclosed scaffold device in combination with microfracture procedures. A specialized lid for a centrifugation well plate is also provided.