IFYBER LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: iFyber LLC, the lead company for this project, will partner with Prof. CC Chu from Cornell

Description

iFyber LLC, the lead company for this project, will partner with Prof. CC Chu from Cornell University, a recognized expert in the development and study of new drug-eluting biomaterials for wound healing, to develop a platform technology for controlled release of nitric using a newly invented family of novel biodegradable amino acid-based poly(ester amide)s (AA-PEAs). These pseudo-protein biomaterials have been engineered into different physical forms including gels, fibrous membranes, micro/nanospheres. These novel pseudo-protein biomaterials have already been demonstrated in vitro and in vivo to elicit far lower levels of inflammation than existing FDA-approved commercial biomaterials. The current efforts will exploit AA-PEA-based biodegradable biomaterials that are enzymatically biodegradable and have pendant functional groups that can be used to conjugate condensed-phase nitric oxide (NO) moieties. Controlled release of nitric oxide with be fine-tuned using a combination of NO moiety breakdown and enzymatic biodegradation of the NO-containing AA-PEA biomaterials.