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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Andres J. Garcia, Atlanta, GA (US);
Catherine D. Reyes, Miami, FL (US);
Timothy Petrie, Atlanta, GA (US);
Zvi Schwartz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Barbara D. Boyan, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jenny E. Raynor, E. Sandwich, MA (US);
David M. Collard, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abigail M. Wojtowicz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert E. Guldberg, Marietta, GA (US);
Andres J. Garcia, Atlanta, GA (US);
Catherine D. Reyes, Miami, FL (US);
Timothy Petrie, Atlanta, GA (US);
Zvi Schwartz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Barbara D. Boyan, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jenny E. Raynor, E. Sandwich, MA (US);
David M. Collard, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abigail M. Wojtowicz, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert E. Guldberg, Marietta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided for improving tissue growth and device integration in vivo. Substrates and devices coated with an αβor αβintegrin-specific ligand are provided. The substrates and devices coated with an αβor αβintegrin-specific ligand are shown to have greater tissue formation on the surface relative to controls, in particular greater bone formation.