Patent 7288608 was granted and assigned to Regents of the University of Colorado on October, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A thiol-ene polymeric material is disclosed. The material is produced by the photopolymerization of reactants having thiol and olefin moieties. The material can incorporate encapsulated components, including cells. Additionally, the material can be derivatized by reacting the polymeric material with components such as proteins.