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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2020
Applicants:

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Guillermo A. Ameer, Chicago, IL (US);

Arun K. Sharma, Elmhurst, IL (US);

Xinlong Wang, Evanston, IL (US);

Matthew I. Bury, Lake Villa, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/3834 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 2430/22 (2013.01);
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.


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