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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393437 | Photochemically crosslinked collagen scaffolds and methods for their preparation A method for producing collagen-based scaffolds with improved characteristics, which broadens the usage of collagen in tissue engineering and the products so produced are described. The method comprises reconstitution of three-dimensional collagen matrices from coll... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7331350 | Photochemical tissue bonding Photochemical tissue bonding methods include the application of a photosensitizer to a tissue, e.g., cornea, followed by irradiation with electromagnetic energy to produce a tissue seal. The methods are useful for wound repair, or other tissue repair. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7189410 | Supplemented and unsupplemented tissue sealants, methods of their production and use This invention provides a fibrin sealant bandage, wherein said fibrin sealant may be supplemented with at least one composition selected from, for example, one or more regulatory compounds, antibody, antimicrobial compositions, analgesics, anticoagulants, antiprolif... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7129035 | Method of preserving tissue This invention relates to the sterilization and preservation of tissue for storage. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of using a solution to form a preserved tissue. The solution includes a radical scavenger at a concentration believed to reduce t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122642 | Method for producing crystal polymorphs and crystal polymorphs produced thereby A method to prepare new or unexpected polymorphs of materials which have not been observed, or to obtain a known polymorph under different conditions than those in which it is usually made, by using a laser to cause nucleation and crystal growth to occur in a supers... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094609 | Spatially addressable combinatorial chemical arrays in encoded optical disk format A method for preparing very large spatially-addressable arrays of chemical compounds by light-directed synthesis is provided, wherein the light is provided by a laser and the compounds are arrayed on a rotating disc in a CD-ROM format. A method for assaying the resu... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7078163 | Process for reducing mineralization of tissue used in transplantation A method of making a tissue-derived implantable medical device that includes contacting the tissue with a composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent prior to implantation of the medical device. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7015198 | Materials for soft tissue augmentation and methods of making and using same Materials for soft tissue augmentation in mammals are prepared by cross-linking blood plasma proteins, preferably with a zero-length cross-linking agent. The cross-linked blood plasma proteins can be dialyzed and autoclaved. Such materials are non-antigenic, exhibit... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6992115 | Preparation of crosslinked particles from polymers having activatible crosslinking groups Crosslinked particles are provided that are useful in the manufacture of dielectric materials for use in electronic devices such as integrated circuits. The crosslinked particles are prepared by activating crosslinkable groups on synthetic polymer molecules, where t... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6875862 | Self-cross-linked alkyl cellulose and processes for producing the same A process for producing a self-cross-linking alkyl cellulose derivative, which includes irradiating, with radioactive rays, a mixture of a starting alkyl cellulose derivative (the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group is 1 through 3, the alkyl group may be subst... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6759521 | Polarization switching to control crystal form A method to select and prepare polymorphs of materials by switching the polarization state of light employing non-photochemical laser-induced nucleation. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6683031 | Rope handling system A method is provided for preparing a multifunctional additive involving irradiating raw cotton plant material with an electron beam source, continually blending the raw cotton plant material during the irradiating and micronizing the irradiated cotton pla... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6506712 | Method of manufacturing a multifunctional additive and using the same Additives useful for reducing the coefficient of friction in lubricants, greases, or cosmetic formulations, and useful as a substitute for talc and as an anti-misting material are obtained by subjecting a raw plant material, such as cotton, to a dosage of... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6426406 | Method for using laser light to control crystal form A method to prepare new or unexpected polymorphs of materials which have not been observed, or to obtain a known polymorph under different conditions than those in which it is usually made, by using a laser to cause nucleation and crystal growth to occur ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 5854397 | Processs for cross-linking collagenous material The present invention relates to a process for cross-linking a proteinaceous material. The process comprises: i) soaking the material to be cross-linked in an agueous solution of high osmolality; ii) incubating the material in an agueous buffer including ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5817153 | Method of photo-oxidative treatment of tissues containing collagen In the method of a photo-oxidative treatment of tissue containing collagen tissue, the tissue is pre-treated with an aqueous conditioning solution prior to an irradiation with light. In this pre-treatment the tissue permeable to the solution is loaded wit... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5808020 | Optical reaction cell and light source for 18F! fluoride radiotracer synthesis Apparatus for performing organic synthetic reactions, particularly no-carrier-added nucleophilic radiofluorination reactions for PET radiotracer production. The apparatus includes an optical reaction cell and a source of broadband infrared radiant energy,... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5798491 | Multi-mechanistic chemical cleavage using certain metal complexes The invention is directed to a particular class of metal complexes, specifically certain texaphyrin metal complexes, which both hydrolyze and photocleave RNA, and which also both hydrolyze RNA and photocleave DNA. In one embodiment, the present invention is di... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5714584 | Cross-linked oxygen binding proteins The present invention relates to artificial blood and blood substitutes and supplements made by a process for cross-linking a proteinaceous material including an oxygen transport/binding protein such as hemoglobin, methhemoglobin, myoglobin and hemocyanin... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5660692 | Method of crosslinking amino acid-containing polymers using photoactivatable chemical crosslinkers A method for molecularly crosslinking amino acid-containing polymers by photoactivating chemical crosslinkers which have been combined with the polymers. Collagen crosslinked by this method can be used as a bioadhesive for sutureless closures of the skin ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5567687 | Texaphyrins and uses thereof A texaphyrin having substituents containing ethoxy groups, methods for using texaphyrins in photodynamic therapy, and cleavage of a polymer of deoxyribonucleic acid are disclosed. The in vivo treatment of tumors and atheroma is demonstrated using Lu(III)t... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5505830 | Biodegradable compostable plastic and method of making the same Electron beam radiation of resin blends and compounds comprises in major part by weight of cellulose acetate accelerates the rate and increases the degree of biodegradation of the compounds and products made therefrom, and renders the same fully compostab... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5431790 | Method of crosslinking amino acid containing polymers using photoactivatable chemical crosslinkers A method for molecularly crosslinking amino acid containing polymers by photoactivating chemical crosslinkers which have been combined with the polymers. Collagen crosslinked by this method can be used as a bioadhesive for sutureless closures of the skin ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5332475 | Cross-linking collagenous product The present invention relates to a process for cross-linking a proteinaceous material. The process comprises: i) soaking the material to be cross-linked in an agueous solution of high osmolality; ii) incubating the material in an agueous buffer including ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5318679 | Synthesis of chain chemical compounds The present invention is an improved method of making sequenced chemical chain compounds through the application of laser copy technology to UV light directed spatially addressed parallel chemical synthesis and is particularly useful in the production of ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5294314 | Method of crosslinking amino acid containing polymers using photoactivatable chemical crosslinkers A method for molecularly crosslinking amino acid containing polymers by photoactivating chemical crosslinkers which have been combined with the polymers. Collagen crosslinked by this method can be used as a bioadhesive for sutureless closures of the skin ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5147514 | Process for cross-linking collagenous material and resulting product The present invention relates to a process for cross-linking a proteinaceous material. The process comprises: i) soaking the material to be cross-linked in an aqueous solution of high osmolality; ii) incubating the material in an aqueous buffer including ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5024742 | Method of crosslinking amino acid containing polymers using photoactivatable chemical crosslinkers A method for molecularly crosslinking amino acid containing polymers by photoactivating chemical crosslinkers which have been combined with the polymers. Collagen crosslinked by this method can be used as a bioadhesive for sutureless closures of the skin ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5015445 | Process and apparatus for hydrolysis of proteins and peptides This invention relates to a process and apparatus for producing constitutent amino acids from proteins and peptides and, in particular, for rapid microwave hydrolysis of proteins and peptides for amino acid analysis.... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5013827 | Enhanced chemiluminescence from 1,2-dioxetanes through energy transfer to tethered fluorescers Triggerable dioxetanes with a fluorescent molecule containing group bonded or tethered in the dioxetane so as to produce fluorescence from the group are described. The compounds are useful in immunoassays and in probes using enzymes or other chemicals for... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4956477 | Synthesis of 1,2-dioxetanes Compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein T is a polycycloalkylidene group (e.g., adamant-2-ylidene); R is a C1-20 alkyl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl group; and Y is a fluorescent chromophore (e.g., m-phenylene), produced by reacting a comp... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4950751 | Method of isolating arabinogalactan from larch An improved method for the extraction of galactans, and especially arabinogalactan, is provided which involves application of sonic energy to a mixture of galactan-containing starting material and extraction medium. Preferably, the method involves providi... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4880512 | Pulsed light selective photolysis process for treatment of biological media and products made thereby A novel irradiation process and products made thereby. The process treats biological media such as blood fractions, genetically engineered protein products and vaccine preparations. The process photolyzes nucleic acids in preference to proteins in the med... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4877866 | Method of producing a virus safe, storage-stable, and intravenously tolerable immunoglobulin-G preparation A method of producing a virus-safe, storage-stable, and intravenously tolerable immunoglobulin-G preparation. The object is to make the method appropriate for industrial-scale production and economical by means of the enrichment and multistage purificatio... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4859248 | Pulse combustion process for the preparation of pregelatinized starches A process for simultaneously atomizing, cooking, and drying a mixture of starch and water in the exhaust gas stream from a sonic pulse jet combustion engine is described. The process consists of preparing a mixture of a granular starch with water (prefera... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4847049 | Method of forming chelated collagen having bactericidal properties A method is provided for protecting renatured collagen against bacterial and fungal attack by contacting the collagen with a silver ion-containing solution at a pH from 4.0 to 9.0 and exposing the silver-chelated collagen to ultraviolet radiation.... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4835258 | Conjugation of aromatic amines or nitro-containing compounds with proteins or polypeptides by photoirradiation of the azide derivatives with ultraviolet light in order to produce antibodies against the haptens A method of linking primary aromatic amine- or nitro-compounds to carrier proteins by photochemical reactions in order to produce antibodies against the haptens.... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4622366 | Uranium adsorbing material and process for preparing the same A uranium adsorbing material made of a graft polymer with a graft ratio of 20 to 100% which contains amidoxime groups and cation exchange groups in a molar ratio of 1:1 to 20:1 and a process for preparing said material are herein disclosed.... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4620908 | Method for destroying microbial contamination in protein materials A method for destroying microbial contamination, such as viral and bacterial contamination and mycoplasma contamination, in protein material, and particularly tissue and serum from animals and human beings. The method comprises the reducing of the tempera... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4604280 | Stabilization of carrageenan-containing toothpaste A method for stabilizing a cosmetic composition containing carrageenan, specifically, a toothpaste, wherein microwave radiation, preferably in the 0.8 to 3 gigahertz frequency range, is directed onto the toothpaste so as to raise its temperature to at lea... | 08/05/1986 |
