Absorbable composition
US5314989A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G63/08
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A block copolymer for use in the fabrication of bioabsorbable articles such as monofilament surgical sutures is prepared by copolymerizing one or more hard phase forming monomers and 1,4-dioxan-2-one, and then polymerizing one or more hard phase forming monomers with the dioxanone-containing copolymer.
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