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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Bruktawit T. Asfaw, Mableton, GA (US);
John C. Jackson, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Zhihua LU, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Xiaowen Zhai, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Sameer Shums, Plano, TX (US);
Thomas Hirt, Rebstein, CH;
Xianbo HU, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Claude-raymond René, Atlanta, GA (US);
Bruktawit T. Asfaw, Mableton, GA (US);
John C. Jackson, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Zhihua Lu, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Xiaowen Zhai, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Sameer Shums, Plano, TX (US);
Thomas Hirt, Rebstein, CH;
Xianbo Hu, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Claude-Raymond René, Atlanta, GA (US);
BIOCURE, INC., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A composition comprising a macromer that can be in situ polymerized into a hydrogel wound dressing directly on a wound and one or more antimicrobial agents intended to achieve bacteriostasis and/or be bacteriocidal. The antimicrobial agent is released upon application and trapped in the hydrogel upon its formation and also released over a period of time into the wound.