Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Patent
1996-10-23
2000-02-01
Elliott, George C.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
424 943, 4242691, 435 9141, 435 9142, 435245, 4352583, G01N 3353, C12N 1564, C12N 136, C12N 110
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active
060201444
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein are novel medical devices, particular well-suited for sustained delivery of therapeutically-significant substances. Also disclosed are methods of making and using these delivery devices. Using these devices and methods the present invention teaches sustained, targeted and reversible delivery of immunostimulating agents, as well as therapeutic agents such as enzymes, hormones and neurotransmitters, to name but a few.
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Beverley Stephen M.
Gueiros-Filho Frederico J.
Vaccaro Dennis E.
Elliott George C.
Presidents and Fellows of Harvard University
Symbiontics, Inc.
Wang Andrew
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