摘要:
The present invention provides for an implantable medical device comprising a hybrid composite material including a first biological component such as an acellular tissue matrix and a second non-biological component for strengthening the device after implantation.
摘要:
The invention provides methods of repairing damage to, or defects in, mammalian tissues or organs. In these methods, a particulate or non-particulate acellular matrix made from a tissue or organ other than the tissue or organ being repaired is placed in or on the organ or tissue that is being repaired.
摘要:
The invention provides acellular tissue matrices made from collagen containing tissues of animals genetically modified so as to be deficient in the galactose 1,3-galactose epitope and methods of making and using such acellular tissue matrices.
摘要:
The invention provides methods of storing acellular tissue matrices in which a substantial portion of water in the matrices is replaced with a water-replacing agent, e.g., glycerol. Also included in the invention are compositions made by these methods as well as methods of treatment using such compositions.