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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2020
Applicants:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);

Inventors:

Robert S. Langer, Newton, MA (US);

Carlo Giovanni Traverso, Newton, MA (US);

Junwei Li, Cambridge, MA (US);

Thomas Wang, Cambridge, MA (US);

Ameya R. Kirtane, Somerville, MA (US);

Yunhua Shi, Arlington, MA (US);

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/17 (2006.01); A61K 31/495 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61L 24/04 (2006.01); A61L 24/06 (2006.01); A61L 24/08 (2006.01); A61L 27/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/20 (2006.01); C12N 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/1787 (2013.01); A61K 31/495 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61L 24/046 (2013.01); A61L 24/06 (2013.01); A61L 24/08 (2013.01); A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/20 (2013.01); C12N 9/0065 (2013.01); A61L 2300/254 (2013.01); A61L 2300/256 (2013.01); A61L 2300/438 (2013.01); A61L 2400/04 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/16 (2013.01); C12Y 111/01006 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and kits that enable the in situ growth of polymers on or within a subject. In some aspects, the monomer, dopamine, polymerizes in vivo to form a polymer on a tissue. In additional aspects, the compositions, methods, and kits are useful for treating or preventing a disease or disorder.


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