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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1999
Applicants:
Kevin Shakesheff, Derby, GB;
Nikin Patel, Nottingham, GB;
Scott M. Cannizzaro, Cotuit, MA (US);
Robert S. Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Shakesheff, Derby, GB;
Nikin Patel, Nottingham, GB;
Scott M. Cannizzaro, Cotuit, MA (US);
Robert S. Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Assignees:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N025/08 ; A01N061/90 ; A01N043/04 ; A61F002/00 ; C12Q001/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer article having a surface wherein a biologically active ligand is provided on said surface in a spatially controlled pattern. The pattern may be formed using a poly(dimethyl siloxane) mold. The biologically active ligand may be attached to the polymer article by a biotin-avidin-biotin linkage.