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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Alessandro Sannino, Lecce, IT;
Luigi Ambrosio, Ottaviano, IT;
Luigi Nicolais, Ercolano, IT;
Christian Demitri, San Pietro In Lama, IT;
Inventors:
Alessandro Sannino, Lecce, IT;
Luigi Ambrosio, Ottaviano, IT;
Luigi Nicolais, Ercolano, IT;
Christian Demitri, San Pietro In Lama, IT;
Assignee:
Gelesis LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/74 (2006.01); C08B 3/00 (2006.01); C08B 37/00 (2006.01); C08G 63/48 (2006.01); C08G 63/91 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a polymer hydrogel, comprising cross-linking a precursor comprising a hydrophilic polymer optionally in combination with a second hydrophilic polymer, using a polycarboxylic acid as the cross-linking agent. The invention further concerns the polymer hydrogel obtainable by the method of the invention and the use thereof in a number of different applications.