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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicants:
Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, AU;
Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, AU;
Inventors:
Marcus Atlas, Subiaco, AU;
Rodney Dilley, City Beach, AU;
Benjamin Allardyce, Ocean Grove, AU;
Rangam Rajkhowa, Grovedale, AU;
Assignees:
Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, AU;
Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/05 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); C08K 5/053 (2006.01); C08L 89/00 (2006.01); C08J 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/05 (2013.01); A61L 27/3604 (2013.01); A61L 27/3804 (2013.01); C08J 5/18 (2013.01); C08K 5/053 (2013.01); C08L 89/00 (2013.01); A61L 2430/14 (2013.01); C08J 2389/00 (2013.01); C08L 2203/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the preparation of a membrane for use in the repair of the middle ear including perforations and damage to the tympanic membrane. The invention also provides for compositions and methods for preparing composite silk fibroin and glycerol membranes using formic acid, where the membranes have improved mechanical and vibroacoustic properties.