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Polyurethane-grafted hydrogels

US8497023B2 · kind B2 · utility

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167References

46Claims

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Assignees

Biomimedica, Inc. · US
Emergence Venture Partners, LLC · US

Inventors

David Myung · Santa Clara, US
Lampros Kourtis · Cambridge, US
Robert S. Ward · Lafayette, US
Michael J. Jaasma · San Francisco, US
Keith R. McCrea · Concord, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 2009
Grant date	Jul 30, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/31583
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An article comprising two chemically grafted polymer layers comprising a hydrogel layer and an end-functionalized polyurethane layer. The invention also includes methods of making and using the article.

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