Ionic polymer compositions
AssigneeHyalex Orthopaedics, Inc.
InventorsIraklis Kourtis, Jun Li, Lampros Kourtis
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Abstract
The present disclosure pertains to ionic polymer compositions, including semi- and fully interpenetrating polymer networks, methods of making such ionic polymer compositions, articles made from such ionic polymer compositions, and methods of making such articles and packaging for such articles.
Claims24
A packaged article comprising an orthopedic implant and a divalent-cation-containing solution contained within a sterile package, wherein the orthopedic implant comprises an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) or semi-IPN that comprises a first polymeric network comprising a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer and a second polymeric network comprising a polymer comprising carboxylic acid groups that are underivatized or sulfonic-acid-derivatized, and the divalent-cation-containing solution comprises 0.1 to 5 mM divalent metal cations comprising Ca2+.
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