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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Joseph P. Kennedy, Akron, OH (US);
Gabor Erdodi, Stow, OH (US);
Mukerrem Cakmak, Monroe Falls, OH (US);
Baris Yalcin, Akron, OH (US);
Jungmee Kang, Stow, OH (US);
Joseph P. Kennedy, Akron, OH (US);
Gabor Erdodi, Stow, OH (US);
Mukerrem Cakmak, Monroe Falls, OH (US);
Baris Yalcin, Akron, OH (US);
Jungmee Kang, Stow, OH (US);
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to implantable devices for producing insulin in diabetic animals and to methods of making same. Some embodiments include amphiphilic biomembranes for use in biological applications (e.g., as an alternative and/or supplemental insulin source). Some embodiments also include live insulin-producing cells contained within one or more amphiphilic membranes so as to prevent or diminish an immuno-response and/or rejection by the host.