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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Cato T. Laurencin, Avon, CT (US);
Syam Prasad Nukavarapu, New Britain, CT (US);
Sangamesh G. Kumbar, South Windsor, CT (US);
Inventors:
Cato T. Laurencin, Avon, CT (US);
Syam Prasad Nukavarapu, New Britain, CT (US);
Sangamesh G. Kumbar, South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61P 19/08 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides biocompatible composite materials that can be fabricated into a scaffold having properties suitable for bone repair and regeneration. These scaffolds have sufficient mechanical strength to be useful for the repair and regeneration of cortical bone.