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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2011
Matthew D. Phaneuf, Ashland, MA (US);
Philip J. Brown, Williamston, SC (US);
Martin J. Bide, Hope Valley, RI (US);
Matthew D. Phaneuf, Ashland, MA (US);
Philip J. Brown, Williamston, SC (US);
Martin J. Bide, Hope Valley, RI (US);
BioScurfaces, Inc., Ashland, MA (US);
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (US);
Rhode Island Board of Education, Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a bioactive, nanofibrous material construct which is manufactured using a unique electrospinning perfusion methodology. One embodiment provides a nanofibrous biocomposite material formed as a discrete textile fabric from a prepared liquid admixture of (i) a non-biodegradable durable synthetic polymer; (ii) a biologically active agent; and (iii) a liquid organic carrier. These biologically-active agents are chemical compounds which retain their recognized biological activity both before and after becoming non-permanently bound to the formed textile material; and will become subsequently released in-situ as discrete freely mobile agents from the fabric upon uptake of water from the ambient environment.