Bifunctional-modified hydrogels
US7615593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/817
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are hydrogels wherein a polymer matrix is modified to contain a bifunctional poly(alkylene glycol) molecule covalently bonded to the polymer matrix. The hydrogels can be cross-linked using, for example, glutaraldehyde. The hydrogels may also be crosslinked via an interpenetrating network of a photopolymerizable acrylates. The hydrogels may also be modified to have pharmacologically-active agents covalently bonded to the poly(alkylene glycol) molecules or entrained within the hydrogel. Living cells may also be entrained within the hydrogels.
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