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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
Anthony Atala, Winston Salem, NC (US);
James Yoo, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Grace Lim, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Richard Czerw, Clemmons, NC (US);
Shay Soker, Greensboro, NC (US);
Joel Stitzel, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Anthony Atala, Winston Salem, NC (US);
James Yoo, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Grace Lim, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Richard Czerw, Clemmons, NC (US);
Shay Soker, Greensboro, NC (US);
Joel Stitzel, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to methods and compositions for preparing matrices for controlled delivery of at least one therapeutic or biological agent to a target site in a subject. This is accomplished using nanoparticles coupled to the therapeutic or biological agent that are incorporated within the matrix or reacted on the surface of the matrix.