Layered collagen materials and methods of making the same
AssigneeModern Meadow, Inc.
InventorsLorenzo Teglia, Varna Lakshmi Sharma, Dale Lee Handlin, Jr., Irina Kleiman, Hemanthram Varadaraju
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides layered collagen materials comprising one or more collagen/polymer matrix layers. The collagen/polymer matrix layer(s) are formed of a collagen blended with one or more polymers. The collagen blended within the polymer(s) can be dissolved within the polymer(s). The one or more collagen/polymer matrix layers can be attached to a substrate layer, for example a fabric layer.
Claims26
A layered collagen material, comprising:
- a substrate layer;
- and
- a collagen/polymer matrix layer attached to a surface of the substrate layer, the collagen/polymer matrix layer comprising collagen dissolved within a polymeric matrix material.
A method of making a layered collagen material, the method comprising:
- blending a polymer dispersed in a solvent with collagen to form a blended mixture in the solvent;
- disposing a layer of the blended mixture in the solvent over a surface of a sacrificial layer;
- removing the solvent from the blended mixture to form a collagen/polymer matrix layer, the collagen/polymer matrix layer comprising the collagen dissolved within the polymer;
- and
- attaching the collagen/polymer matrix layer to a substrate layer.
A method of making a layered collagen material, the method comprising:
- blending a polymer dispersed in a solvent with collagen to form a blended mixture in the solvent;
- disposing a layer of the blended mixture in the solvent over a substrate layer;
- and
- removing the solvent from the blended mixture to form a collagen/polymer matrix layer, the collagen/polymer matrix layer comprising the collagen dissolved within the polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.