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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elliot L. Chaikof, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Kacey G. Marra, Houston, PA (US);
John H. Chon, Marlborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 3/002 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 3/002 ;
Abstract
A modular cytomimetic biocompatible biomaterial, comprising a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative comprising various functional groups (e.g., lipid, peptide, sugar) having specific chemical properties which can function as a modular surface design unit to be incorporated or appended to a desired substrate (e.g., a polymer or a metal) on which it is then polymerized in situ, thereby contributing new or specified biochemical characteristics to the polymerized and stabilized biomaterial.