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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2004
Glenn D. Prestwich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Xiao Zheng Shu, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Yanchun Liu, Franklin, TN (US);
Glenn D. Prestwich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Xiao Zheng Shu, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Yanchun Liu, Franklin, TN (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Described herein are compounds such as macromolecules that have been modified in order to facilitate crosslinking by introduction of at least one hydrazide-reactive group and/or aminooxy-reactive group, and methods of making and using thereof for scar-free wound healing, for delivering bioactive agents or living cells, for preventing adhesion after a surgical procedure or for bone and cartilage repair. The macromolecule can be an oligonucleotide, a necleic acid, a polypeptide, a lipid, a glycoprotein, a glycolipid, a polysaccharide, a protein or a synthetic polymer, preferably a glycosaminoglycan like hyaluronan.