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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Travis Wayne Baughman, Eindhoven, NL;
Gaby Maria Leonarda Hoorne-van Gemert, Landgraaf, NL;
Henricus Marie Janssen, Eindhoven, NL;
Egbert Willem Meijer, Waalre, NL;
Anton Willem Bosman, Eindhoven, NL;
Travis Wayne Baughman, Eindhoven, NL;
Gaby Maria Leonarda Hoorne-Van Gemert, Landgraaf, NL;
Henricus Marie Janssen, Eindhoven, NL;
Egbert Willem Meijer, Waalre, NL;
Anton Willem Bosman, Eindhoven, NL;
SupraPolix, B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to improved hydrogel materials using water gellants that are comprised of polymer backbones P to which hydrogen bonding 4H-units are covalently attached via a hydrophobic linker L. Optionally, the hydrogel contains additional ingredients or additives. These new reversible hydrogels can easily be fine-tuned in their mechanical performance and function and are especially suitable for biomedical applications.