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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2002
Soonkap Hahn, San Diego, CA (US);
Roberto Fagnani, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Xiaofan Dong, San Diego, CA (US);
Carl F. Edman, San Diego, CA (US);
Pavel Tsinberg, San Diego, CA (US);
Soonkap Hahn, San Diego, CA (US);
Roberto Fagnani, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Xiaofan Dong, San Diego, CA (US);
Carl F. Edman, San Diego, CA (US);
Pavel Tsinberg, San Diego, CA (US);
Biocept, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for encapsulating biologics within a hydrogel by using an aqueous solution of an isocyanate-functional hydrogel prepolymer which is mixed with an amount of biologics and an aqueous solution containing a dithiol crosslinking agent under physiological pH conditions. An additional bidentate crosslinking agent may be included. The product of such method may be a bioreactor or an assay device having a plurality or different biologics encapsulated at predetermined locations in a substrate.