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Injectable hydrogels from microfiber suspensions

US10617791B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · US
UNIVERSITÀ DI NAPOLI “FEDERICO II” DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, DEI MATERIALI E DELLA PRODUZIONE INDUSTRIALE · IT

Inventors

Janine K. Nunes · Plainsboro, US
Antonio Perazzo · Princeton, US
Stefano Guido · Napoli, IT
Howard A. Stone · Princeton, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2400/06
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a hydrogel. The hydrogel includes a liquid and a plurality of microfibers suspended in the liquid as an entangled network. The entangled network includes physically entangled microfibers that are mechanically interlocked.

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