Polymeric bioresorbable composites containing an amorphous calcium phosphate polymer ceramic for bone repair and replacement
US7727539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bioresorbable composite of a non-crystalline calcium phosphate ceramic synthesized within an encapsulating microspheres of bioresorbable polymeric material for use in bone repair and replacement is provided. Also provides are methods for producing these composites as well as porous, 3-dimensional scaffold produced by sintering together microspheres of this bioresorbable composite.
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