DRUG DELIVERY MATRICES TO ENHANCE WOUND HEALING.

摘要

The invention provides a more efficient entrapment of bioactive molecules within a matrix for the controlled delivery of these compounds for therapeutic healing applications. The matrix may be formed of natural or synthetic compounds. The primary method of entrapment of the bioactive molecule is through precipitation of the bioactive molecule during gelation of the matrix, either in vitro or in vivo. The bioactive molecule is deglycosylated to reduce its effective solubility in the matrix to retain it more effectively within the matrix. Preferably the bioactive factors are deglycosylated members of the cystine knot growth factor superfamily, and particular within the TGFbeta superfamily.