Gel-in-matrix containing a fractured hydrogel
US5277915A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/2033
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A three dimensional porous matrix, such as a reticulated open-cell foam, having within its matrix structure a mechanically-fractured hydrogel containing a network of fracture channels. The mechanically-fractured hydrogel may be a gel that has been partially dewatered by compression of the gel in situ. The porosity of the gel-in-matrix makes it useful for chromatographic applications and for immobilization of biologically-active components, where efficient, intimate contact of the hydrogel with a liquid medium is important.
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