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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christine E. Schmidt, Gainesville, FL (US);
Scott A. Zawko, Austin, TX (US);
Sarah M. Mayes, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); C08J 3/075 (2006.01); C08J 5/18 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); C08L 5/04 (2006.01); C08L 5/08 (2006.01); C08L 89/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/145 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61L 31/041 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); C08J 3/075 (2013.01); C08J 5/18 (2013.01); A61F 2002/009 (2013.01); C08J 2305/04 (2013.01); C08J 2405/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biocompatible membrane comprised of alginate and hyaluronate. The membrane may be used to prevent unwanted scarring after surgery. The tissue adherence and the rate of bioresorption of the membrane may be modified through an external stimulus comprising a sequestering agent and a viscosity modifier.