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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Natalie Artzi, Brookline, MA (US);
Elazer Reuven Edelman, Brookline, MA (US);
Shimon Aryeh Unterman, Brookline, MA (US);
Lyndon Fitzgerald Charles, Somerville, MA (US);
Sara Elaine Strecker, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/00 (2006.01); A61L 24/04 (2006.01); A61L 26/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 26/0052 (2013.01); A61L 24/0089 (2013.01); A61L 24/043 (2013.01); A61L 26/0004 (2013.01); A61L 26/008 (2013.01); A61L 26/0019 (2013.01); A61L 26/0057 (2013.01); A61L 26/0066 (2013.01); A61L 27/446 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods for treating, adhering, or sealing biological tissue with a material, such as a hydrogel, that may include phyllosilicate nanoplatelets. The phyllosilicate nanoplatelets can have a high aspect ratio, a low aspect ratio, or be a mixture of high aspect ratio and low aspect ratio nanoplatelets. Drug releasing compositions and kits also are provided herein.