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Implantable materials

US4836884A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 1987
Grant dateJun 6, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24479
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Polymer hydrogels are adapted for surgical implants by chemical modification of the surface to stimulate the attachment and growth of cells thereto. The modification may be by oxidative acid etching or by copolymerization with methacrylic acid and diethylaminoethyl methacrylate.

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