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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Samuel David Arthur, Wilmington, DE (US);
Garret D. Figuly, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Samuel David Arthur, Wilmington, DE (US);
Garret D. Figuly, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Actamax Surgical Materials, LLC, Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); C08G 81/00 (2006.01); C08G 81/02 (2006.01); C08F 8/06 (2006.01); C08B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Branched end reactants having two or three functional groups at the ends are disclosed. The branched end reactants are used to prepare crosslinked hydrogel tissue adhesives, which have a good balance of mechanical properties in an aqueous environment. Kits comprising the branched end reactants and methods for applying a coating to an anatomical site on tissue of a living organism are also disclosed.