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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2013
Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd, Haifa, IL;
National University of Singapore, Singapore, SG;
Eyal Zussman, Haifa, IL;
Srinivasa Reddy Chaganti, Haifa, IL;
Jayarama Reddy Venugopal, Singapore, SG;
Seeram Ramakrishna, Singapore, SG;
Omri Regev, Haifa, IL;
National University of Singapore, Singapore, SG;
Technion Research and Development Foundation LTD, Haifa, IL;
Abstract
A fiber-reinforced hydrogel composite is provided. The composite includes a hydrogel and a fibrous component containing a plurality of fibers. Length of each of the plurality of fibers is less than about 1,000 μm. A method of preparing a fiber-reinforced hydrogel composite is also provided. The method includes coating a hydrogel precursor solution on a substrate to form a hydrogel precursor film, depositing the plurality of fibers onto the hydrogel precursor film, and allowing the hydrogel precursor film to form a hydrogel film, thereby forming the fiber-reinforced hydrogel composite. A scaffold containing the fiber-reinforced composite, and a tissue repair method using the fiber-reinforced composite are also provided.