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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1997
Barbara D Boyan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gabriele Niederauer, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kristine Kieswetter, San Antonio, TX (US);
Neil C Leatherbury, San Antonio, TX (US);
David C Greenspan, Gainesville, FL (US);
OsteoBiologics, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
USBiomaterials Corporation, Alachua, FL (US);
Abstract
Biodegradable polymeric therapeutic implant materials incorporating bioactive ceramics such as Bioglass.RTM. ceramic are provided. These implants provide increased mechanical properties and pH control, enabling the use of these materials to design porous and nonporous therapeutic implants used as cell scaffolds for healing of tissue defects or fixation devices, having desired degradation times, mechanical properties, elasticity and biocompatibility.