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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2001
Composition and method for regulating the adhesion of cells and biomolecules to hydrophobic surfaces
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karin D. Caldwell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Patrick A. Tresco, Sandy, UT (US);
Jennifer Neff, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3547 ; G01N 3/3569 ; C12N 1/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3547 ; G01N 3/3569 ; C12N 1/108 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a composition and method for regulating the adhesion of cells and biomolecules to hydrophobic surfaces and hydrophobic coated surfaces. The composition is a biomolecule conjugated end-group activated polymer (EGAP). The biomolecule conjugated EGAP can be put to numerous uses including cell adhesion, cell growth, cell sorting, and other biological assays.