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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Gregory H. Altman, Arlington, MA (US);
Rebecca L. Horan, Arlington, MA (US);
Adam L. Collette, Westminister, MA (US);
Jingsong Chen, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Gregory H. Altman, Arlington, MA (US);
Rebecca L. Horan, Arlington, MA (US);
Adam L. Collette, Westminister, MA (US);
Jingsong Chen, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The present specification provides for methods for purifying fibroins, purified fibroins, methods of conjugating biological and synthetic molecules to fibroins, fibroins conjugated to such molecules, methods of making fibroin hydrogels, fibroin hydrogels and fibroin hydrogel formulations useful for a variety of medical uses, including, without limitation uses as bulking agents, tissue space fillers, templates for tissue reconstruction or regeneration, cell culture scaffolds for tissue engineering and for disease models, surface coating to improve medical device function, or drug delivery devices.