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US 8,859,716 B2Granted
Degradable thiol-ene polymers
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado
InventorsChristopher Bowman, Kristi Anseth, Bilge Hacioglu, Charlie Nuttelman
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Abstract
A thiol-ene polymeric material is disclosed. The material is produced by the photopolymerization of reactants having thiol and olefin moieties. The material can incorporate encapsulated components, including cells. Additionally, the material can be derivatized by reacting the polymeric material with components such as proteins.
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A hydrogel comprising a biocompatible crosslinked degradable thiol-ene polymer comprising a —C—C— moiety derived from an olefinic portion of a norbornene moiety.
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