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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Antonios G. Mikos, Houston, TX (US);
Michael C. Hacker, Leipzig, DE;
Inventors:
Antonios G. Mikos, Houston, TX (US);
Michael C. Hacker, Leipzig, DE;
Assignee:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 118/02 (2006.01); C08F 18/02 (2006.01); C08F 20/26 (2006.01); C08F 22/14 (2006.01); C08G 63/00 (2006.01); C08G 61/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Macromonomers capable of both physical crosslinking and chemical crosslinking. The combination of chemical crosslinking and physical crosslinking provides the ability to generate rapidly gelling hydrogels for many different applications. Moreover, the macromonomers may incorporate functional groups that allow for two different gelation mechanisms—thermal gelation and ionic gelation—further improving mechanical stability of hydrogels formed from the disclosed macromonomers.