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Microbes encapsulated within crosslinkable polymers

US8367109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC · US
The Research Foundation of the State University of New York · US

Inventors

Devicharan Chidambaram · Middle Island, US
Ying Liu · Hsinchu, TW
Miriam Rafailovich · Plainview, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 8, 2009
Grant date	Feb 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/268
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to porous films comprising crosslinked electrospun hydrogel fibers. Viable microbes are encapsulated within the crosslinked electrospun hydrogel fibers. The crosslinked electrospun hydrogel fibers are water insoluble and permeable. The invention also relates to methods of making and using such porous films.

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