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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Julia A. Kalow, Evanston, IL (US);
Joseph V. Accardo, Ft. Myers, FL (US);
Boyeong Kang, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/46 (2006.01); C08F 2/50 (2006.01); C08G 61/04 (2006.01); C08J 3/075 (2006.01); C08J 3/24 (2006.01); C08J 3/28 (2006.01); C08K 5/55 (2006.01); C08L 5/04 (2006.01); C08L 5/08 (2006.01); C08L 71/02 (2006.01); C08L 89/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/075 (2013.01); C08J 3/24 (2013.01); C08J 3/28 (2013.01); C08K 5/55 (2013.01); C08L 5/04 (2013.01); C08L 5/08 (2013.01); C08L 71/02 (2013.01); C08L 89/00 (2013.01); C08J 2305/04 (2013.01); C08J 2305/08 (2013.01); C08J 2371/02 (2013.01); C08J 2389/00 (2013.01); C08L 2203/02 (2013.01); C08L 2312/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Reversibly crosslinkable polymeric networks, including reversibly crosslinkable hydrogel networks are provided. Also provided are methods of making the polymeric networks and methods of using the hydrogel networks in tissue engineering applications. The reversibly crosslinkable polymeric networks are composed of polymer chains that are covalently crosslinked by azobenzene boronic ester bonds that can be reversibly formed and broken by exposing the polymeric networks to different wavelengths of light.