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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
May. 11, 2011
Motoichi Kurisawa, Singapore, SG;
Fan Lee, Singapore, SG;
Motoichi Kurisawa, Singapore, SG;
Fan Lee, Singapore, SG;
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
There is provided a method of forming a hydrogel, the method comprising: providing a mixture of a polymer comprising a cross-linkable pendant phenolic group, peroxidase, HO, fibrinogen, and thrombin, at concentration sufficient to enzymatically cross-link the polymer and to cleave the fibrinogen to yield fibrin; and allowing the mixture to form a hydrogel. There is also provided a hydrogel comprising a cross-linked network of a polymer interpenetrated by fibrin fibers, the polymer cross-linked by oxidative coupling between phenolic groups pendant on the polymer.