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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Stephen J. Chudzik, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ronald F. Ofstead, Maplewood, MN (US);
Dale G. Swan, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Stephen J. Chudzik, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ronald F. Ofstead, Maplewood, MN (US);
Dale G. Swan, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Surmodics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 11/04 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Positively-charged initiator polymers having a polymerization initiator group and a cationic portion are provided. The initiator polymers can be used with a polymerizable material for the formation of a polymeric matrix on a surface. The initiator polymers are particularly useful for cell encapsulation using macromers.