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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Applicants:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Witt, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Xinqiao Jia, Newark, DE (US);
Swati Pradham Bhatt, Newark, DE (US);
Mary C. Farach-Carson, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel A. Harrington, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/38 (2013.01); A61L 27/3813 (2013.01); A61L 27/48 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 2430/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implantable modular hydrogels to aid in salivary gland restoration and associated methods are provided. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a hydrogel network comprising: a hyaluronic acid macromer crosslinked with a multiblock copolymer.