Multiribbon nanocellulose as a matrix for wound healing

US8951551B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System · US

Inventors

• R. Malcolm Brown, Jr. · Austin, US
• Wojciech Czaja · Downingtown, US
• Marc Jeschke · Galveston, US
• David Young · Notre Dame, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2006
• Grant date: Feb 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 2, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A50/30
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention includes compositions and methods for the integration of a non-allergenic nanocellulose into a wound bed. The composition may be formed into a wide variety of implants, e.g., a suture, a sheet, a compress, a bandage, a band, a prosthesis, a fiber, a woven fiber, a bead, a strip, a clasp, a prosthesis, a catheter, a screw, a bone plate, a pin, a bandage or combinations thereof.