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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Morgana M. Trexler, Baltimore, MD (US);
Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Baltimore, MD (US);
Daniel Mulreany, Baltimore, MD (US);
Qiongyu Guo, Baltimore, MD (US);
Jennifer L. Breidenich, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jeffrey P. Maranchi, Clarksburg, MD (US);
Jenna L. Graham, Columbia, MD (US);
Julia B. Patrone, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Marcia W. Patchan, Columbia, MD (US);
Xiomara Calderon-Colon, Laurel, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a wound healing composition comprising a biocompatible hydrogel membrane wherein the hydrogel membrane has one or more of the following properties: high water content, high transparency, high permeability, high biocompatibility, high tensile strength and an optimal thickness. The invention further provides methods of treating a wound in a subject in need thereof, comprising contacting the wound with a biocompatible cellulose hydrogel membrane of the invention.