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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
Ivan Alferiev, Clementon, NJ (US);
Robert J. Levy, Merion Station, PA (US);
Ilia Fishbein, Jenkintown, PA (US);
Ivan Alferiev, Clementon, NJ (US);
Robert J. Levy, Merion Station, PA (US);
Ilia Fishbein, Jenkintown, PA (US);
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and a composition for delivery of a biomaterial to an animal cell or a tissue, the composition includes (a) a biomaterial; (b) a biodegradable cross-linker portion having a hydrolyzable bond, wherein the biodegradable cross-linker portion is covalently bound to the biomaterial; and (c) a substrate, wherein the substrate is covalently bound to the biodegradable cross-linker portion, provided that the biodegradable cross-linker is adapted to hydrolyze by breaking the hydrolyzable bond and thereby release and deliver the biomaterial. A process of making the composition is also provided.