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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Tae-hong Lim, Coralville, IA (US);
Joon B. Park, Coralville, IA (US);
Jin Whan Lee, Coralville, IA (US);
Seok-jo Yang, Iowa City, IA (US);
Jaehyun Kim, Coralville, IA (US);
Jin Cheol Cho, Iowa City, IA (US);
Tae-Hong Lim, Coralville, IA (US);
Joon B. Park, Coralville, IA (US);
Jin Whan Lee, Coralville, IA (US);
Seok-Jo Yang, Iowa City, IA (US);
Jaehyun Kim, Coralville, IA (US);
Jin Cheol Cho, Iowa City, IA (US);
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Abstract
The methods and compositions disclosed herein describes a solution containing at least one block co-polymer that is a liquid at lower temperatures and transitions to a gel at higher temperatures. The compositions are useful, for example, as an alternative to saline or silicone-gel as fillers for prostheses.