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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Kenneth E. Gonsalves, Concord, NC (US);
Wei He, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Gonsalves, Concord, NC (US);
Wei He, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01); A61K 38/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to biomaterials, biocompatible photoresists, and electroactive photoresists, and methods to engineer the interactions between biomaterials and cells. In one aspect, this invention provides for modifying surface topography through micro-patterning techniques that require no organic solvent development to reveal the lithographic patterns. Cells can be cultured on these surfaces directly and exhibit strong cell alignment features.