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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning / Mcgill University, Montreal, CA;
Showan Nazhat, Montreal, CA;
Benedetto Marelli, Somerville, MA (US);
Chiara Ghezzi, Somerville, MA (US);
Neysan Nejat Oliver Kamranpour, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
There is provided a method for preparing a dense hydrogel comprising providing an at least partially gelled hydrogel, placing the at least partially gelled hydrogel in fluid communication with an end of a capillary, and driving the at least partially gelled hydrogel into the capillary to form a dense hydrogel. There is also provided a system for preparing the dense hydrogel comprising a capillary having a bore; and a driver in communication with an end of the capillary for driving an at least partially gelled hydrogel into the bore of the capillary to form a dense hydrogel.