Carnegie Mellon University

University of Connecticut

Anne M Arnold

Brian Holt

Stefanie A Sydlik

Cato T Laurencin

Stephen T Schmidt

Kurtis R Crytzer

Leila Daneshmandi

Karoline E Eckhart

The present invention provides certain chemical compounds or materials having adhesive properties or functionality that act as adhesives or sealants in a variety of applications. In particular, the invention, including its various embodiments, relates to certain functional graphenic materials having an attached adhesive moiety that provides adhesive properties or functionality to the resulting compound and that can be used as an adhesive or sealant in a variety of applications, such as in-situ repair of a leak or defect in a tube carrying a fluid, such as a condenser tube in a power plant.

Functional graphenic materials for use as adhesives and sealants

A compound includes a polysaccharide moiety and one or more chelating agents. The one or more chelating agents are covalently bonded to the polysaccharide moiety. The polysaccharide moiety can include a glycosaminoglycan moiety, such as a hyaluronic acid polymer or a sulfated glycosaminoglycan moiety. The compound can be used to treat or prevent a disease or disorder in a patient with a metal implant. The compound reduces a concentration of metal particulates or metal ions in the subject.

Chelator-functionalized glycosaminoglycans

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Richland, WA, United States of America

Anne M Arnold