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Electrospun blends of natural and synthetic polymer fibers as tissue engineering scaffolds

US8048446B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 2006
Grant dateNov 1, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/2525
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Non-woven fibrous scaffolds made by electrospinning from the synthetic biodegradable polymer such as, for example, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and natural proteins, such as, for example, gelatin (denatured collagen) and elastin and a method of making thereof.

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