Patent ID: 6991652

Claim:
A composite for use into a living subject comprising: a biocompatible porous three-dimensional construct comprising a material selected from the group consisting of alginate, collagen, polylactide, polyethylene glycol, polycaprolactone, polycolide, polydioxanone, and derivatives and copolymers thereof and having a size no greater than about 1.5 mm in diameter distributed within a carrier, said carrier comprising a gel matrix or viscous fluid when injected into the body of a living subject said gel matrix or viscous fluid being selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials and non-biodegradable materials, each having a viscosity of from 10 to 1000 cps, and cells disposed in said biocompatible three-dimensional construct, wherein the three-dimensional construct allows for the growth of the cells disposed therein and for the ingrowth and attachment of surrounding tissue cells of the living subject.