Antimicrobial Nanostructured Hydrogel Web Containing Silver
AssigneeSyracuse University
InventorsPatrick Mather, Jian Wu, Dacheng Ren, Shuyu Hou
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Abstract
Robust polymeric hydrogels and a method to fabricate antimicrobial non-woven fibrous wound dressing with controlled silver release that may be used for anti-infective medical implants and anti-infective coating for implantable medical device. The hydrogels may be provided in non-woven fibrous wound dressing and anti-infective implantable medical devices, especially for reconstructive oral and bone surgery.
Claims20
A nanofiber hydrogel, comprising:
- a thermoplastic polyurethane comprising a polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane and polyethylene glycol;
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- a silver compound.
A hydrogel wound dressing, comprising:
- a nanofiber hydrogel comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane including a polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane and polyethylene glycol;
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- a silver compound.
A method of preventing the growth of microorganisms on a surface, the method comprising the step of placing said surface in communication with a nanofiber hydrogel, wherein the nanofiber hydrogel comprises a silver compound and a thermoplastic polyurethane including a polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane and polyethylene glycol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.