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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Shih-Hwa Chiou, Taipei, TW;
Dean-Mo Liu, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); A61K 47/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/20 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/36 (2013.01); A61L 27/20 (2013.01); A61L 27/3834 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 2400/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel injectable delivery system for stem cell therapy, which comprises a thermo-sensitive amphiphlic chitosan nanogel. Therefore, the invention provides a method for repairing a tissue damage of a subject using the amphiphlic chitosan nanogel served as a carrier for delivering the stem cells to the damaged tissue. This invention also provides a method for sustaining the growth of stem cells using the amphiphlic chitosan nanogel served as a niche or scaffold.