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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Murty N. Vyakarnam, Edison, NJ (US);
Mark B. Roller, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
David V. Gorky, Flemington, NJ (US);
Angelo George Scopelianos, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/26 ; C08F 6/00 ; C08K 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/26 ; C08F 6/00 ; C08K 1/100 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved lyophilization process for forming biocompatible foam structures. The process allows the foam structures to be tailored for specific end uses. The foams formed by this process are well suited to be used in medical applications such as tissue engineering. The foam structures may also contain pharmaceutically active substances
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