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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2022
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Daeyeon Lee, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Robert Leon Mauck, Philadelphia, PA (US);
George R Dodge, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Fuquan Tu, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Bhavana Mohanraj, Philadelphia, PA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to mechanically-activated microcapsules (MAMCs) for controlled drug-delivery, wherein the MAMCs release one or more active ingredients in response to mechanical stimuli in a subject's body. The MAMCs provide a platform for stimulating biological regeneration, biological repair, modifying disease, and/or controlling disease in mechanically-loaded musculoskeletal tissues.