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Resorbable and In Situ Forming Compositions for Local Drug Delivery
Orthopedic infection of prosthetic implants can be an expensive and serious medical condition. Bone cement (poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA) is sometimes used in orthopedic surgery as a carrier for antibiotics and antifungal agents to reduce the risk of infection. However, its effectiveness is limited because only a small fraction of the total entrapped...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Derek Overstreet, Brent Vernon, Ryan Mclemore, Alex Mclaren
Keywords(s): Bio-Technology, Materials and Electronics, Medical Devices and Imaging, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Science (All LS Techs)
Injectable Microengineered Tissues for Cardiac Regeneration
Each year, millions of patients, globally, suffer from heart failure and cardiovascular disease. Stem cell transplantation and tissue engineering strategies have tremendous potential for repair and/or regeneration of injured myocardium. The major hurdles in stem cell transplantation are poor cell survival, insufficient cardiogenic differentiation,...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Mehdi Nikkhah, Brent Vernon
Keywords(s): Biological Cell Manipulation, Cell Culture, MEMS, Tissue, Tissue Repair
Category(s): Life Science (All LS Techs), Biomaterials, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Non-Cancer Therapeutics