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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Phillip B. Messersmith, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Devin G. Barrett, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/04 (2006.01); A61L 24/00 (2006.01); C08G 65/324 (2006.01); C08G 65/331 (2006.01); C08G 65/332 (2006.01); C08G 65/333 (2006.01); C08K 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/046 (2013.01); A61L 24/0031 (2013.01); C08G 65/324 (2013.01); C08G 65/332 (2013.01); C08G 65/3317 (2013.01); C08G 65/3332 (2013.01); C08G 65/33303 (2013.01); C08G 65/33306 (2013.01); C08K 3/20 (2013.01); C08G 2210/00 (2013.01); C08G 2650/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides adhesive hydrogels that negatively swell at physiological temperature. By combining mussel-mimetic chemistry and the thermosensitive nature of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) copolymers, novel materials were designed that are suitable as medical sealants and adhesives.