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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Walter R. Laredo, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Alireza Rezania, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Mark C. Zimmerman, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Walter R. Laredo, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Alireza Rezania, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Mark C. Zimmerman, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a tissue scaffold suitable for use in repair and/or regeneration of musculoskeletal tissue when implanted in a body that includes a porous substrate made from a biodegradable, hydrophobic polymer having a modified hyaluronic acid complex dispersed on the surface of and/or, where the modified hyaluronic acid complex is insoluble in water, yet soluble in mixtures of organic and aqueous solvents in which the hydrophobic polymer is soluble.