A61L2430/30

FOAM BIOMATERIAL AND SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MAKING AND USING SAME

A foam biomaterial is disclosed. The foam biomaterial includes a biomaterial ink having an interconnected pore structure. The foam biomaterial can have a porosity from about 10% to about 90%. Systems and methods for forming and depositing the foam biomaterial are also disclosed. In exemplary applications, the foam biomaterial can be deposited on or within a body of a subject or patient.

GUEST-HOST SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLY OF INJECTABLE HYDROGEL NANOFIBERS FOR CELL ENCAPSULATION

Injectable fibrous hydrogel are provided. The injectable fibrous hydrogels include a guest macromer of a hyaluronic acid (HA) backbone and host macromer of a HA backbone, the guest macromer is a HA electrospun hydrogel nanofiber functionalized with adamantane (Ad), and the host macromer is a HA electrospun hydrogel nanofiber functionalized with ?-cyclodextrin (CD). Injectable formulations that include the fibrous hydrogels are also provided, as are methods of making and using the same.

Surgical scaffolds

According to an aspect of the present invention, surgical scaffolds for soft tissue repair are provided. The surgical scaffolds comprise a sheet of a material within which through-holes are formed. Further aspects of the invention, among others, pertain to methods of using such surgical scaffolds and to kits containing such surgical scaffolds.

SCAFFOLDS FOR CELL TRANSPLANTATION

A device that includes a scaffold composition and a bioactive composition with the bioactive composition being incorporated into or coated onto the scaffold composition such that the scaffold composition and/or a bioactive composition controls egress of a resident cell or progeny thereof. The devices mediate active recruitment, modification, and release of host cells from the material.

BIOENGINEERED VOCAL FOLD MUCOSA FOR FUNCTIONAL VOICE RESTORATION
20190117384 · 2019-04-25 ·

An engineered vocal fold mucosa, including an engineered lamina propria layer and an engineered squamous epithelium layer, is disclosed. The engineered lamina propria is made by seeding and culturing human vocal fold fibroblasts within a polymerized collagen scaffold, and the engineered squamous epithelium is made by culturing human vocal fold epithelial cells on the scaffold surface. The resulting engineered vocal fold mucosa is not immunogenic, and is capable of exhibiting the vibratory function and acoustic output of a native vocal fold mucosa. Accordingly, the engineered vocal fold mucosa may be implanted into the larynx to treat voice impairment.

Glass Composites for Tissue Augmentation, Biomedical and Cosmetic Applications
20190117828 · 2019-04-25 ·

Compositions and methods for glass composites suitable for tissue augmentation, biomedical, and cosmetic applications are provided. The glass microsphere component of the composites are biologically inert, non-reactive and act as a nearly permanent tissue filler. One embodiment provides a tissue augmentation composite containing an effective amount of solid glass microspheres, hollow glass microspheres, porous wall hollow glass microspheres, or combinations thereof with a suitable biocompatible matrix to serve as a bulking agent when injected into a patient. The compositions can be used for soft or hard tissue augmentation as well as delivery of cargos on demand.

COMPOSITE MEDICAL GRAFTS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE

Provided in this disclosure are various composite grafts having a trabecular scaffold with voids defined in at least a portion of the scaffold and a biological component positioned in at least some of the voids of the scaffold. The grafts may have a synthetic scaffold or a bone substrate scaffold. The grafts may be osteogenic, chondrogenic, osteochondrogenic, or vulnerary in nature. Also provided are methods of using the composite grafts to treat a tissue defect in a subject. Methods of manufacturing are also provided. Synthetic scaffolds are manufactured by additive manufacturing. Agitation is used to combine the biological component with the scaffold of the graft.

METHODS, SUBSTRATES, AND SYSTEMS USEFUL FOR CELL SEEDING OF MEDICAL GRAFTS

Described are methods, cell growth substrates, and devices that are useful in preparing cell-containing graft materials for administration to patients. Tubular passages can be defined in cell growth substrates to promote distribution of cells into the substrates. Also described are methods and devices for preparing cell-seeded graft compositions, methods and devices for preconditioning cell growth substrates prior to application of cells, and cell seeded grafts having novel substrates, and uses thereof.

Magnetic extracellular matrix

Methods of making and using a magnetic ECM are disclosed. The ECM comprises positively and negatively charged nanoparticles, wherein one of said nanoparticles contains a magnetically responsive element. When the magnetic ECM is seeded with cells, the cells will be magnetized and can be levitated for 3-D cell culture.

Compositions and methods for tissue repair with extracellular matrices

Described herein are compositions comprising decellularized extracellular matrix derived from skeletal muscle or other suitable tissue, and therapeutic uses thereof. Methods for treating, repairing or regenerating defective, diseased, damage, ischemic, ulcer cells, tissues or organs in a subject preferably a human, with diseases, such as PAD and CLI, using a decellularized extracellular matrix of the invention are provided. Methods of preparing culture surfaces and culturing cells with absorbed decellularized extracellular matrix are provided.