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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Jeffrey Karp, Brookline, MA (US);
Mahdavi Alborz, Markham, CA;
Lino Ferreira, Coimbra, PT;
David Carter, Concord, MA (US);
Andreas Zumbuehl, Nyon, CH;
Jeffrey Borenstein, Newton, MA (US);
Edwin Chan, Montgomery Village, MD (US);
Christopher Bettinger, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Jeffrey Karp, Brookline, MA (US);
Mahdavi Alborz, Markham, CA;
Lino Ferreira, Coimbra, PT;
David Carter, Concord, MA (US);
Andreas Zumbuehl, Nyon, CH;
Jeffrey Borenstein, Newton, MA (US);
Edwin Chan, Montgomery Village, MD (US);
Christopher Bettinger, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Massachusettes Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
An adhesive article includes a biocompatible and at least partially biodegradable substrate having a surface; and a plurality of protrusions extending from the surface. The protrusions include a biocompatible and at least partially biodegradable material, and have an average height of less than approximately 1,000 micrometers.