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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Applicants:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (US);
Inventors:
Jung-Jae Lee, Aurora, CO (US);
Kyung Jae Jeong, Durham, NH (US);
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, Denver, CO (US);
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 20/40 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61P 27/02 (2006.01); C07D 213/38 (2006.01); C08J 3/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 20/40 (2013.01); A61K 9/0051 (2013.01); A61P 27/02 (2018.01); C07D 213/38 (2013.01); C08J 3/075 (2013.01); C08J 2333/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the unexpected discovery of a cross-linked polymer of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and dipicolylamine-containing monomers that can be used as a therapeutic lens to treat ocular diseases or disorders associated with matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) over-activity and/or over-expression, such as but not limited to corneal melting (or keratolysis).