Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Biodegradable polyurethane/urea compositions
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Application No.: US10520414Application Date: 2003-07-23
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Publication No.: US08343472B2Publication Date: 2013-01-01
- Inventor: Raju Adhikari , Pathiraja A. Gunatillake
- Applicant: Raju Adhikari , Pathiraja A. Gunatillake
- Applicant Address: AU Clayton, Victoria
- Assignee: Polynovo Biomaterials PTY Limited
- Current Assignee: Polynovo Biomaterials PTY Limited
- Current Assignee Address: AU Clayton, Victoria
- Agency: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
- Priority: AU2002950340 20020723
- International Application: PCT/AU03/00935 WO 20030723
- International Announcement: WO2004/009227 WO 20040129
- Main IPC: A61K31/74
- IPC: A61K31/74

Abstract:
The present invention relates to biocompatible, biodegradable polyurethane/urea polymeric compositions that are capable of in-vivo curing with low heat generation to form materials suitable for use in scaffolds in tissue engineering applications such as bone and cartilage repair. The polymers are desirably flowable and injectable and can support living biological components to aid in the healing process. They may be cured ex-vivo for invasive surgical repair methods, or alternatively utilized for relatively non-invasive surgical repair methods such as by arthroscope. The invention also relates to prepolymers useful in the preparation of the polymeric compositions, and to methods of treatment of damaged tissue using the polymers of the invention.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050238683A1 Biodegradable polyurethane/urea compositions Public/Granted day:2005-10-27
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