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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119756 | Hydrolytically degradable polymers and hydrogels made therefrom Methods for delivering a biologically active agent into the body of a mammal are provided, the method comprising administering a carbamate-containing conjugate to the mammal. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7408014 | Steroid lipid-modified polyurethane as an implantable biomaterial, the preparation and uses thereof A modified polyurethane including a lipid substituent pendant from at least one urethane nitrogen and/or at least one carbon atom of the modified polyurethane, methods of preparing modified polyurethanes and the use thereof as an implantable biomaterial. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7361408 | Molded resin object, electronic instrument using the same, and method of processing a molded resin object A molded resin object including a molded substrate containing a biodegradable resin and an applied coating formed on a surface of the molded substrate is disclosed, wherein the applied coating contains a proliferation accelerating agent for accelerating proliferatio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354627 | Method for organizing the assembly of collagen fibers and compositions formed therefrom The present invention provides a protein polymer material and a method for preparing the protein polymer material involving applying an energy such as electrical energy or gravitational energy to a protein to cause the protein to assemble in a controlled arrangement... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7345136 | Water-resistant vegetable protein adhesive dispersion compositions Water-resistant, protein-based adhesive dispersion compositions and methods for preparing them are provided. The adhesive dispersions are prepared by copolymerizing a denatured vegetable protein, such as soy flour, that has been functionalized with methylol groups w... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7288532 | Modified chitosan polymers and enzymatic methods for the production thereof The present invention is directed to homogeneous phase enzyme-catalyzed processes for producing modified chitosan polymers or oligomers. An enzyme is reacted with a phenolic substrate in the presence of a chitosan polymer or oligomer to produce a modified chitosan p... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252735 | Formaldehyde-free lignocellulosic adhesives and composites made from the adhesives Method for making lignocellulosic composites by adhering lignocellulosic substrates together. A first variant of the method involves using an adhesive composition that comprises a reaction product of (i) first ingredient selected from a soy protein or lignin and (ii... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223571 | Targeted glycosaminoglycan polymers by polymer grafting and methods of making and using same The present invention relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase and, more particularly, polymer grafting using the hyaluronate or chondroitin or heparin/heparosan synthases from Pasteurella, in order to create a variety of glyco... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7070936 | Method for designing protein kinase inhibitors The present invention provides a method for identifying inhibitors of protein kinases. Methods are also provided for inhibiting protein kinase activity. Specific non-peptide protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor are provided. The protein kinases produced using the metho... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060469 | Polymer grafting by polysaccharide synthases The present invention relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase and, more particularly, polymer grafting using the hyaluronate synthase from Pasteurella multocida. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6997960 | Textile treatments and fibers and textile goods treated therewith A first fiber treatment comprising a functional protein prepared by treating proteins such as collagen with a cross-linking agent and a solvent-base resin; a second one comprising the above functional protein and a water-base resin; a third one comprising a water-so... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6911227 | Gels for encapsulation of biological materials This invention provides novel methods for the formation of biocompatible membranes around biological materials using photopolymerization of water soluble molecules. The membranes can be used as a covering to encapsulate biological materials or biomedical devices, as... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6881789 | Polyubiquitin based hydrogel and uses thereof The present invention relates to a novel biopolymer consisting of a three-dimensional cross-linked mixture of (a) a cross-linking agent, activated with an activating agent, dissolved in a aqueous solution, and (b) a recombinant protein, namely polyubiquitin. The nov... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6686161 | Methods and compositions for attachment of biomolecules to solid supports, hydrogels, and hydrogel arrays The present invention provides solid supports (e.g., glass) and polymer hydrogels (particularly polymer hydrogel arrays present on a solid support) comprising one or more reactive sites for the attachment of biomolecules, as well as biomolecules comprisin... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6586493 | Polysaccharide-based hydrogels and pre-gel blends for the same Disclosed are hyaluronate-containing hydrogels having angiogenic and vascularizing activity and pre-gel blends for preparing the hydrogels. The hydrogels contain a cross-linked matrix of a non-angiogenic hyaluronate and a derivatized polysaccharide materi... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6517933 | Hybrid polymer materials The invention is directed to a hybrid polymer material or system that combines naturally occurring building blocks with synthetic building blocks. The sets of naturally occurring and synthetic building blocks are mixed and joined on a molecular or nanosco... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6391939 | Collagenic material useful in particular for preventing post-operative adhesions The present invention relates to a biocompatible collagenous material which is non-toxic and biodegradable in less than one month, preferably in less than one week. This material comprises collagen and at least one hydrophilic macromolecular additive whic... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6372813 | Methods and compositions for attachment of biomolecules to solid supports, hydrogels, and hydrogel arrays The present invention provides solid supports (e.g., glass) and polymer hydrogels (particularly polymer hydrogel arrays present on a solid support) comprising one or more reactive sites for the attachment of biomolecules, as well as biomolecules comprisin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6271195 | Aminimide-containing molecules and materials as molecular recognition agents The design and synthesis of novel aminimide-based molecular modules and the use of the modules in the construction of new molecules and fabricated materials is disclosed. The new molecules and fabricated materials are molecular recognition agents useful i... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6194157 | Method for separating biological substances by using photoresist After a photoresist (2) is used to fix a biological sample, in order to obtain a particular biological substance, for example, a certain cell or biopolymer, from the biological sample embedded in the photoresist (2), properties of the photoresist are chan... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6184030 | Biologically-active polymers This invention relates to biologically-active polymers that are useful for analyte detection and isolation and delivery of substances. The biologically-active polymers are capable of specifically and reversibly binding to analytes, including molecules and... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6150461 | Carriers targettable to organ A carrier for delivering a foreign substance to a target organ which comprises a graft copolymer in which hyaluronic acid is grafted on a polymer composing main chain, wherein the main chain has a part capable of binding to the foreign substance electrost... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5948857 | Gelatin-modified polyurethane The present invention is a water-dispersible polyurethane composed of a polyurethane containing carboxylate groups covalently bonded to gelatin through a grafting agent. The polyurethane is formed by providing a polyurethane dispersion containing carboxyl... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5932539 | Biodegradable polymer matrix for tissue repair Novel biodegradable amphiphilic polymers are described. Preferred polymers have a lipophilic binding moiety coupled covalently to a hydrophilic tissue adhesion moiety through a divalent linker comprising a natural metabolite or a polymer biodegradable int... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5910537 | Biocompatible, optically transparent, ultraviolet light absorbing, polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making The present invention is ultraviolet light absorbing biocompatible polymer containing the copolymerization product of a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic acrylic and/or allelic monomers, graft-polymerized with telo-collagen, where the hydrophobic mon... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5880242 | Nonpolymeric epoxy compounds for cross linking biological tissue and bioprosthetic grafts prepared thereby A solution containing a nonpolymeric epoxy compound for cross linking biological tissues and bioprosthetic materials prepared thereby. The nonpolymeric epoxy compound has the general structural formula: R1 --CH2 --O--X--O--CH2 ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5834556 | Graft copolymer of polycationic species and water-soluble polymers, and uses therefor In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods to render cells non-adhesive and/or non-immunogenic with respect to macromolecules typically encountered in culture media or in physiological media.... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5807757 | Preparation of ionically cross-linked polyphosphazene microspheresy by coacervation A method is provided for preparing polyphosphazene microspheres wherein the polyphosphazene microspheres are produced by coacervation. A solution containing a polyphosphazene is admixed with a solution containing a salt of a monovalent ion such as a salt ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5770685 | Photolabile polymers with triazenedor/and pentazadiene building blocks The invention concerns the use of triazene or/and pentazadiene polymers as photoresists and in particular as positive photoresists in order to cover biochemical reagents. In addition the invention concerns a new process for the production of triazene or/a... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5763504 | Photcurable glycosaminoglycan derivatives, crosslinked glycosaminoglycans and method of production thereof Photocurable glycosaminoglycan (GAG) derivatives and crosslinked glycosaminoglycans, which are highly safe and biocompatible, a method of preparing such photocurable GAG derivatives readily moldable by casting using a solvent when desired, by which method... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5763557 | Grafting of a polymer onto cellophane by ultrasonic induced free radical polymerization The invention relates to the chemical bonding of a polymer/or polymers onto non-metallic substrates such as cellophane by ultrasonic techniques. The cellophane film is preactivated by contacting with silver nitrate solution followed by treatment with pota... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5733538 | Surface-modifying copolymers having cell adhesion properties A hemocompatible surface-modifying additive is provided for modifying polyurethane or polyurethane urea substrates. The additive has a polyurethane or polyurethane urea hard block or an alternative block which is miscible with the poly(urethane) or poly(u... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5705585 | Aminimide-containing molecules and materials as molecular recognition agents The design and synthesis of novel aminimide-based molecular modules and the use of the same in the construction of new molecules and fabricated materials is disclosed. The new molecules and fabricated materials are molecular recognition agents useful in t... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5700848 | Gel compositions prepared from crosslinkable polysaccharides, polycations and/or lipids and uses therefor The present invention relates to a new form of biocompatible materials (e.g., lipids, polycations, polysaccharides) which are capable of undergoing free radical polymerization, e.g., by using certain sources of light; methods of modifying certain syntheti... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5661218 | Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making The present invention is biocompatible polymer containing the copolymerization product of a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic acrylic and/or allelic monomers, graft-polymerized with telo-collagen. The present material is useful in the production of d... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5654363 | Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making The present invention is biocompatible polymer containing the copolymerization product of a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic acrylic and/or allelic monomers, graft-polymerized with telo-collagen. The present material is useful in the production of d... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5654349 | Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making The present invention is biocompatible polymer containing the copolymerization product of a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic acrylic and/or allelic monomers, graft-polymerized with telo-collagen. The present material is useful in the production of d... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5654388 | Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making The present invention is biocompatible polymer containing the copolymerization product of a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic acrylic and/or allelic monomers, graft-polymerized with telo-collagen. The present material is useful in the production of d... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5650234 | Electrophilic polyethylene oxides for the modification of polysaccharides, polypeptides (proteins) and surfaces Several poly(ethylene glycol) mixed carbonates and their preparation are closed. These carbonates are synthesized by conversion of polyethylene glycol first to the chloroformate then by reaction with the hydroxyl group of N-hydroxybenzotriazole or 2-hydr... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5599891 | Polymer composition A polymer composition comprising a crystallisable polymer stabilised in an amorphous or incompletely crystalline state by forming particles at least partly coated with a surfactant or phospholipid and to processes for preparing a such a polymer compositio... | 02/04/1997 |
