Delivery system for heparin-binding growth factors
US7875591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/414
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device comprising a scaffold coated with a protein having at least 83% identity to the amino acid sequence of the core protein of domain I of a mammalian perlecan, wherein at least one glycosaminoglycan is attached to the protein is described. The device may be used in vitro or in vivo to induce replication and/or differentiation of connective tissue cells and to repair tissue.
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