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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Rutledge Ellis-behnke, Canton, MA (US);
Shuguang Zhang, Lexington, MA (US);
Gerald Schneider, Somerville, MA (US);
Kwok-fai SO, Pokfulam, HK;
David Tay, Pokfulam, HK;
Yu-xiang Liang, Pokfulam, HK;
Rutledge Ellis-Behnke, Canton, MA (US);
Shuguang Zhang, Lexington, MA (US);
Gerald Schneider, Somerville, MA (US);
Kwok-Fai So, Pokfulam, HK;
David Tay, Pokfulam, HK;
Yu-Xiang Liang, Pokfulam, HK;
Maasachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Versitech Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
Compositions that include nanoscale structured materials or precursors thereof (e.g., self-assembling peptides) are described. The compositions can include other substances (e.g., a vasoconstrictor). Also described are methods for using the compositions to promote hemostasis, to protect the skin or wounds from contamination, to decontaminate a site upon removal of previously applied compositions that provided a protective coating, and to inhibit the movement of bodily substances other than blood. The compositions are also useful in isolating tissue, removing tissue, preserving tissue (for, e.g., subsequent transplantation or reattachment), and as bulking, stabilizing or hydrating agents. Medical devices that include the compositions (e.g., a stent or catheter), bandages or other wound dressings, sutures, and kits that include the compositions are also described.