Wet-Electrospun Biodegradable Scaffold And Uses Therefor
Inventors: Yi Hong: Ryotaro Hashizume: Kazuro Lee Fujimoto: Nicholas J. Amoroso: William R. Wagner PhD
Patent Number: 13/698,757
Abstract
A cell growth matrix is provided that comprises a biodegradable elastomeric polymer electrodeposited concurrently with a sprayed or electrosprayed liquid that is a physiological solution or which comprises a mammalian blood product such as serum, plasma or platelet rich plasma. The matrix is useful as a cell-growth matrix and for repair of a tissue in a mammal, for instance by implantation in a mammal at a site in need of repair, such as in an abdominal wall.