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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2000
Anuj Bellare, Brighton, MA (US);
Wolfgang Fitz, South Natick, MA (US);
Andreas H. Gomoll, Brookline, MA (US);
Richard D. Scott, Dedham, MA (US);
Thomas S. Thornhill, Dover, MA (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Nanocomposite surgical materials, such as cements, having very fine heterogenous structure are formed by incorporating into a polymeric matrix a well dispersed solid, liquid or gaseous filler having an average mass diameter ranging from about 750 nanometers to about 1 nanometer. The average ligament thickness of the surgical composite cements ranges from about 750 nanometers to about 1 nanometer. Methods and apparatus for avoiding air contact during the preparation and transfer of a cement to an in vivo site are described.