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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2004
Wesley L. Hicks, Jr., Angola, NY (US);
Rena Bizios, Troy, NY (US);
Frank V. Bright, Williamsville, NY (US);
Joseph A. Gardella, Buffalo, NY (US);
Robert Hard, Buffalo, NY (US);
Jamson S. Lwebuga-mukasa, Getzville, NY (US);
Alexander N. Cartwright, Williamsville, NY (US);
Bahattin Koc, Amherst, NY (US);
Wesley L. Hicks, Jr., Angola, NY (US);
Rena Bizios, Troy, NY (US);
Frank V. Bright, Williamsville, NY (US);
Joseph A. Gardella, Buffalo, NY (US);
Robert Hard, Buffalo, NY (US);
Jamson S. Lwebuga-Mukasa, Getzville, NY (US);
Alexander N. Cartwright, Williamsville, NY (US);
Bahattin Koc, Amherst, NY (US);
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Amherst, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a reepithelialization/wound healing implant device comprising a barrier layer and one or more polymer layers doped with agents that promote one or more processes in reepithelialization/wound healing. The implant: [a] provides a temporary mechanical/chemical barrier to species within the external environment that inhibit epithelial migration (e.g., unbalanced production/expression of granulation tissue, inhibitory proteins); [b] biodegrades at an appropriate rate while tissue remodeling is occurring; and [c] delivers active cytokines and growth factors in a choreographed pattern to promote reepithelialization.