Injectable biomaterials

US8974803B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The University of Sydney · AU

Inventors

• Anthony Steven Weiss · Sydney, AU
• Suzanne Marie Mithieux · Sydney, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 10, 2010
• Grant date: Mar 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2400/06
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Injectable biomaterial compositions formed from tropoelastin for tissue repair and restoration. The compositions include a coalescence-controlling agent in the form of a polysaccharide or polysaccharide derivative, in an amount effective for providing the substance with the properties of flow, enabling injection.