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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Catherine E. Safran, Bear, DE (US);
Mary C. Farach-carson, Houston, TX (US);
Xinqiao Jia, Newark, DE (US);
Padma P. Srinivasan, Newark, DE (US);
Amit Jha, Oakland, CA (US);
Catherine E. Safran, Bear, DE (US);
Mary C. Farach-Carson, Houston, TX (US);
Xinqiao Jia, Newark, DE (US);
Padma P. Srinivasan, Newark, DE (US);
Amit Jha, Oakland, CA (US);
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A method for enhancing chondrogenesis in a subject in need thereof comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a growth factor bound to hyaluronic acid (HA)-based hydrogel particles (HGPs). The hyaluronic acid (HA)-based hydrogel particles (HGPs) are conjugated with a heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG). Related medicaments and methods for preparing the medicaments are provided.