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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (US);
Xuanhe Zhao, Allston, MA (US);
Hyunwoo Yuk, Cambridge, MA (US);
Heejung Roh, Cambridge, MA (US);
Aristidis Veves, Westwood, MA (US);
Georgios Theocharidis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A shape memory adhesive material for adhering and contracting wounds, particularly diabetic wounds, to facilitate their closure and healing. The shape memory adhesive is pre-stretched and dried to provide an adhesive structure with a pre-programmed strain, wherein the adhesive is capable of rapid robust adhesion followed by predictive contraction upon contact with a wet surface. According to preferred embodiments, the shape memory adhesive material includes a combination of one or more hydrophilic polymers or copolymers, one or more amine coupling group, and one or more cross linkers.