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Porous polymer scaffold and preparation method thereof

US11517647B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EpiBone, Inc. · US

Inventors

Sarindr Bhumiratana · New York, US
Eric M. Jeffries · West New York, US
Melanie Horwitz · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08L67/04
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a porous polymer material (or scaffold), and more particularly to a polymer-ceramic composite having interconnected pores and a porosity of about 50% to 90%. The scaffold is bioresorbable and exhibits advantageous mechanical properties that mimic those found in natural bone. Methods of preparing the scaffolds and using them in skeletal tissue engineering applications (e.g., as bone grafts to repair osteochondral defects and ligaments) is also described.

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