Composite materials
US8911761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/43586
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This application discloses a composite material comprising one or more silk elements in an acrylic or cross-linked protein matrix. The silk elements are made from the group of silk elements consisting of domestic silkworm silk, wild silkworm silk, spider dragline silk, and filaments spun from recombinant silk protein or protein analogs. The composite material is particularly useful for use in-surgical-implants.
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