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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
Chandrashekhar P. Pathak, Austin, TX (US);
Shikha P. Barman, Bedford, MA (US);
C. Michael Philbrook, Boston, MA (US);
Amarpreet S. Sawhney, Lexington, MA (US);
Arthur J. Coury, Boston, MA (US);
Luis Z. Avila, Arlington, MA (US);
Mark T. Kieras, Burlingame, CA (US);
Chandrashekhar P. Pathak, Austin, TX (US);
Shikha P. Barman, Bedford, MA (US);
C. Michael Philbrook, Boston, MA (US);
Amarpreet S. Sawhney, Lexington, MA (US);
Arthur J. Coury, Boston, MA (US);
Luis Z. Avila, Arlington, MA (US);
Mark T. Kieras, Burlingame, CA (US);
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Gel-forming macromers including at least four polymeric blocks, at least two of which are hydrophobic and at least one of which is hydrophilic, and including a crosslinkable group are provided. The macromers can be covalently crosslinked to form a gel on a tissue surface in vivo. The gels formed from the macromers have a combination of properties including thermosensitivity and lipophilicity, and are useful in a variety of medical applications including drug delivery and tissue coating.