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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Mehdi Nikkhah, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Brent Vernon, San Tan Valley, AZ (US);
Assignee:
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/077 (2010.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 38/1866 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/3808 (2013.01); A61L 27/3826 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); C12N 5/0068 (2013.01); C12N 5/0657 (2013.01); A61L 2300/252 (2013.01); A61L 2300/414 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01); C12N 2513/00 (2013.01); C12N 2533/30 (2013.01); C12N 2533/54 (2013.01); C12N 2539/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a temperature-responsive dual-gelling hydrogel comprising a plurality of hydrogel polymers and a polymer cross-linking moiety, wherein the LCST of the hydrogel polymers is less than 37° C., and the polymer cross-linking moiety is capable of chemically cross linking to the hydrogel polymers to form a polymer matrix.