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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2020
Applicant:
The Texas A&m University System, College Station, TX (US);
Inventors:
Melissa A. Grunlan, College Station, TX (US);
Anna Kristen Means, College Station, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); C08L 33/26 (2006.01); C08J 3/075 (2006.01); C08J 7/04 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); C08J 3/075 (2013.01); C08J 7/0427 (2020.01); C08L 33/26 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01); C08J 2333/26 (2013.01); C08J 2433/26 (2013.01); C08J 2479/02 (2013.01); C08L 2203/02 (2013.01); C08L 2312/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cartilage mimetic gel includes double network hydrogels. The double network hydrogels comprise a first crosslinked network and a second crosslinked network. The first crosslinked network can be formed from poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid). The second crosslinked network can be formed from poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-acrylamide).