September 15, 2016
The University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute reported that Pitt Innovators were issued eight patents in August 2016
Featured Patent
US 9,408,855 "Thermoresponsive, Biodegradable, Elastomeric Material and Uses Thereof"
William Wagner, Deputy Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Professor of Surgery, Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, and colleagues, have developed novel thermosensitive polymer hydrogels that could be useful as drug delivery vehicles or scaffold for tissue engineering applications. Wagner et al. developed a material that changes from a liquid into a semisolid gel when the surrounding temperatures changes. The material is designed to stretch with the body, mimicking soft body tissue. Potential applications include repair of heart muscle, injectable stem cells for bone marrow transplants, bulking agent for cosmetic applications, drug delivery of chemotherapy to the abdomen following tumor resection, sealant for pulmonary, cardiac and neural applications and controlled release of insulin, vascular endothelial growth factor, or other proteins. Click here for a more detailed description of the technology. For more information on licensing this technology, contact Alex Ducruet, Director of Licensing and Intellectual Property.
Other patents issued to Pitt Innovators in August, 2016, include:
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