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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2020
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Guillermo A. Ameer, Chicago, IL (US);
Arun K. Sharma, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Xinlong Wang, Evanston, IL (US);
Matthew I. Bury, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are materials and methods related to scaffolds and uses thereof. In some embodiments, provided herein are poly (octamethylene-octanol citrates) (POOC) scaffolds with native mechanical properties that are comparable to urinary bladder tissue. In some embodiments, provided herein are methods for the synthesis of POOC scaffolds with native mechanical properties that are comparable to urinary bladder tissue by including octanol in the polycondensation synthesis of POC. In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of use of the disclosed scaffolds, including for urinary bladder tissue regeneration.