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US 8,911,720 B2Granted
Poly(diol citrate) elastomers
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorsGuillermo Ameer, Jian Yang, Antonio Roy Webb
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a novel biocompatible polymer that may be used in tissue engineering. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for making and using a citric acid copolymers.
Claims9
A thermoset elastomer comprising crosslinked polyesters having the formula:
- wherein R is selected from a hydrogen or a poly(diol citrate);
- and
- wherein each A is O(CH2)xO, wherein x is 7-14.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.