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US 11,028,211 B2Granted
Biocompatible and conductive hydrogels with tunable physical and electrical properties
AssigneeNortheastern University
InventorsNasim Annabi, Iman Noshadi
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Abstract
A biodegradable and biocompatible hydrogel of tunable conductivity is provided. The hydrogel includes a polymer conjugated to a bio-ionic liquid. The mechanical and electrical properties of the hydrogel can be varied by altering the ratio of the polymer to the bio-ionic liquid in the conjugated polymer. These properties can be varied also by changing the percent weight of the conjugated polymer in the hydrogel. A method for preparing the hydrogel is also provided.
Claims12
A biocompatible conductive hydrogel comprising a biocompatible polymer conjugated to a first ionic constituent of a bio-ionic liquid;
- wherein the bio-ionic liquid has a melting temperature less than 35° C.;
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- wherein the biocompatible polymer and the first ionic constituent are conjugated via a diacrylate linker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.