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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Eduardo Reategui, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Lisa Kasinkas, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alptekin Aksan, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eduardo Reategui, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Lisa Kasinkas, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alptekin Aksan, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions for encapsulation of biomaterials in a silica-matrix. The present invention also provides methods of making silica-matrix encapsulated biomaterials, and to methods of using silica-matrix encapsulated biomaterials. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of encapsulating mammalian cells in a silica-matrix while maintaining metabolic activity. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of purifying cancer cells using a silica-matrix.