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US 10,590,257 B2Granted
Biomimetic, moldable, self-assembled cellulose silica-based trimeric hydrogels and their use as viscosity modifying carriers in industrial applications
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
InventorsEric A. Appel, Anthony C Yu
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Abstract
The present invention provides moldable, fully scalable cellulose silica-based hydrogels for use as low-cost and safe carriers and aqueous viscosity modifiers in various industrial and medical applications.
Claims17
A non-covalently crosslinked hydrogel comprising:
- hydroxyethylcellulose;
- methylcellulose;
- and
- colloidal silica particles, wherein the hydroxyethylcellulose and methylcellulose are cross-linked by the colloidal silica particles to form the non-covalently crosslinked hydrogel.
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