Bioadhesive hydrogels
AssigneeCase Western Reserve University
InventorsEben Alsberg, Oju Jeon
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Abstract
A bioadhesive includes a crosslinked biodegradable hydrogel that includes a plurality of oxidized, acrylated or methacrylated, natural polymer.
Claims23
1-33. (canceled)
A method of joining and/or sealing cells, tissue, and/or biomedical implants of interest, the method comprising applying to the cells, tissue, and/or biomedical implants a bioadhesive effect to join and/or seal the cells, tissue, and/or biomedical implants, wherein the bioadhesive includes a crosslinked biodegradable hydrogel that includes a plurality of oxidized, acrylated or methacrylated, natural polymer macromers crosslinked with a plurality of branched poly(ethylene glycol) macromers.
The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrogel is photocrosslinked.
A method comprising:
- a dual crosslinked biodegradable hydrogel that includes a plurality of oxidized, acrylated or methacrylated, polysaccharide macromers crosslinked with a plurality of branched poly(ethylene glycol) macromers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.