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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1997
William N Drohan, Springfield, VA (US);
Martin J MacPhee, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Shirley I Miekka, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Manish S Singh, Columbia, MD (US);
Clive Elson, Halifax, CA;
John R Taylor, Jr, New York, NY (US);
Chitogenics, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
The American National Red Cross, Washington, DC (US);
Coalition for Hemophilia B, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention is directed to the preparation and utilization of supplemented chitin hydrogels, such as chitosan hydrogels. Further provided are biomaterials comprising same. The particular supplement delivered by the chitin hydrogel is selected as a function of its intended use. In one embodiment, this invention provides a composition of matter, comprising a chitin hydrogel or chitin-derived hydrogel, wherein the hydrogel does not inhibit full-thickness skin wound healing.
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