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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Thomas Dziubla, Lexington, KY (US);
Eugene Kaplan, Lafayette, CA (US);
John Mark Medley, Jr., Lexington, KY (US);
Thomas Dziubla, Lexington, KY (US);
Eugene Kaplan, Lafayette, CA (US);
John Mark Medley, Jr., Lexington, KY (US);
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
Compounds and methods for reducing the occurrence of a post-surgical adhesion are provided. The compounds can include acrylic acid groups and ethylene glycol groups, and can be directed to an area of damaged tissue by the incorporation of a fibrin targeting peptide. The compounds can further include a brush-like portion, capable of creating a steric barrier between a damaged tissue or organ and adjacent tissues or organs, and a targeting portion, capable of directing the compounds to a damaged tissue or organ. Methods of detecting damaged tissue and kits are also provided.