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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Giuseppe Intini, Buffalo, NY (US);
Sebastiano Andreana, Buffalo, NY (US);
Rosemary Dziak, Amherst, NY (US);
Libuse Anna Bobek, Williamsville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Giuseppe Intini, Buffalo, NY (US);
Sebastiano Andreana, Buffalo, NY (US);
Rosemary Dziak, Amherst, NY (US);
Libuse Anna Bobek, Williamsville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A01N 43/04 (2006.01); A01K 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides biocompatible, biodegradable calcium sulfate matrices containing calcium sulfate activated platelets for use in tissue formation. The matrices are particularly useful in stimulating hard tissue, for example, bone formation. The matrices may also further include a growth factor and/or a transfectable gene, the inclusion of which may be useful in stimulating the growth of tissue of interest.