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Microgels For Encapsulation Of Cells And Other Biologic Agents

dc.contributor.patentcreator García, Andrés J.
dc.contributor.patentcreator Headen, Devon
dc.contributor.patentcreator Phelps, Edward A.
dc.contributor.patentcreator Aubry, Guillaume A.
dc.contributor.patentcreator Lu, Hang
dc.contributor.patentcreator Garcia, Cristina Gonzalez
dc.date.accessioned 2017-05-12T14:26:54Z
dc.date.available 2017-05-12T14:26:54Z
dc.date.filed 9/9/2014
dc.date.issued 7/5/2016
dc.description.abstract Methods of encapsulating cargo in a microgel droplet, microgel droplets prepared according the provided methods, and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The methods of preparing cargo-encapsulated microgels generally include flowing through a flow-focusing nozzle of a microfluidic device a macromer phase, an oil phase, and a crosslinker phase to form microgel droplets by oil-water emulsion. The phases are pumped, injected, or flowed through the microfluidic device such that as the macromer phase approaches the flow focusing nozzle, the co-flowing oil phase shields the macromer from contact with the crosslinker phase until flow instability occurs and macromer phase droplets form. After flow instability occurs, the crosslinker diffuses from the crosslinker phase into the droplets in an effective amount to covalently crosslink the macromer into a microgel network encapsulating the cargo in the crosslinked macromer. Microgels prepared according to the disclosed methods and methods of use thereof are also provided.
dc.description.assignee Georgia Tech Research Corporation
dc.identifier.patentapplicationnumber 14/481407
dc.identifier.patentnumber 9381217
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/57099
dc.identifier.uspc 1-Jan
dc.title Microgels For Encapsulation Of Cells And Other Biologic Agents
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Patent
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local.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology
local.relation.ispartofseries Georgia Tech Patents
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