Akina, Inc.

The United States Government As Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Samyang Corporation

Samyang Biopharmaceuticals Corporation

Yourong Fu

Kinam Park

Chaul Min Pai

Haesun Park

John J Garner

Sang Yeob Park

John Solomon Garner

Gun Seomoon

Clark Tobias Barco

The present invention provides tissue expanders comprising biodegradable, chemically cross-linked hydrogels which are elastic in the dry state. These biocompatible tissue expanders are self-inflating and membrane-free. They swell slowly and elicit minimal negative tissue responses, while allowing for rapid and easy manipulation by the surgeon at the time of emplacement.

Hydrogel tissue expanders

A fast-melting pharmaceutical tablet comprises a porous, plastic substance, a water penetration enhancer and a binder. One or more drugs can be incorporated into the formulation at different stages of the process so as to afford a pharmaceutically active tablet. Methods of making the pharmaceutical tablet entail combining the porous, plastic material, the water penetration enhancing agent, and the binder so as to form highly plastic granules, which are compressed into tablets. The resulting tablets dissolve rapidly in the mouth and have good hardness with low brittleness. The tablets are particularly valuable to those who have difficulty swallowing conventional pills.

Highly plastic granules for making fast melting tablets

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Ashburn, VA, United States of America

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