Gamma irradiation of collagen/mineral mixtures
US5035715A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/923
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A biocompatible collagen/mineral composition which comprises a mixture of 2-40% reconstituted fibrillar atelopeptide collagen and 60-98% calcium phosphate mineral by weight, exclusive of water, is disclosed. The composition has a sterility assurance factor of at least as low as 10.sup.-6 and either a compressive modulus of at least 10 N/cm.sup.-2 or a tensile strength of about 3-12 N/cm.sup.-2.
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