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US 7,070,809 B2Granted
Hydrogel biomedical articles
AssigneeBioCure, Inc.
InventorsDennis W. Goupil, Hassan Chaouk, Troy Holland, Bruktawit T. Asfaw, Stephen D. Goodrich, Lucas Latini
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Abstract
Hydrogel biomedical articles formed from macromers having a polymeric backbone comprising 1,2-diol and/or 1,3-diol units, such as polyvinyl alcohol, and pendant chains bearing crosslinkable groups and, optionally, other modifiers.
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A microparticle formed from macromers having a polymeric backbone comprising units having a 1,2-diol or 1,3-diol structure and at least two pendant chains bearing crosslinkable groups, wherein the crosslinkable groups are crosslinked via free radical polymerization.
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