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Wound dressing

US10080816B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG · ZA

Inventors

Viness Pillay · Sandton, ZA
Yahya Essop Choonara · Lenasia, ZA
Pradeep Kumar · Johannesburg, ZA
Lisa Claire Du Toit · Randburg, ZA
Naeema Mayet · Lenasia, ZA

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 5, 2015
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2300/412
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to a wound dressing, particularly to a stimuli responsive wound dressing comprising a lyophilized hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogel, and a plurality of devices embedded within said lyophilized hyaluronic acid hydrogel. Each of the plurality of devices including chitosan and hypromellose and may be formed as biofilms and/or electrospun fiber mats.

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