Patents by Inventor Matthew G. Ewend

Matthew G. Ewend has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Delivery vehicles for stem cells and uses thereof
    Patent number: 11027047
    Abstract: Provided herein according to some embodiments is a biocompatible scaffold comprising stem cells (e.g., a pliable scaffold) suitable for intracavity administration after surgical removal of a tumor, wherein the scaffold allows the stem cells to migrate away from the scaffold and towards a cancerous or damaged tissue, wherein the stem cells are loaded with a therapeutic agent and/or a reporter molecule. Methods of forming the scaffold, and methods of use thereof, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Shawn D. Hingtgen, Julio Rodriguez Bago, Matthew G. Ewend, Karen J. Giroux, Raluca Dumitru
  • DELIVERY VEHICLES FOR STEM CELLS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180064854
    Abstract: Provided herein according to some embodiments is a biocompatible scaffold comprising stem cells (e.g., a pliable scaffold) suitable for intracavity administration after surgical removal of a tumor, wherein the scaffold allows the stem cells to migrate away from the scaffold and towards a cancerous or damaged tissue, wherein the stem cells are loaded with a therapeutic agent and/or a reporter molecule. Methods of forming the scaffold, and methods of use thereof, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shawn D. Hingtgen, Julio Rodriguez Bago, Matthew G. Ewend, Karen J. Giroux, Raluca Dumitru