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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7700709 | Polymeric derivative of cytidine metabolic antagonist A derivative of a cytidine metabolic antagonist which can exert a high therapeutic effect at a low dose. A polymeric derivative of a cytidine metabolic antagonist which comprises a polymeric compound having a polyethylene glycol moiety and a polymer moiety having a ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7358284 | Particulate acellular tissue matrix A method of processing an acellular tissue matrix to give a particulate acellular tissue matrix includes: cutting sheets of dry acellular tissue matrix into strips; cryofracturing the dry acellular tissue matrix strips at cryogenic temperatures; separating the resul... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7235308 | Recyclable repulpable coated paper stock A coated paper stock having high moisture vapor barrier characteristics and ingredient compatible with recycling and repulping is disclosed comprising a substrate coated on at least one surface with a subcoat. The subcoat comprises a hydrolyzed amphoteric vegetable ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7151137 | Acryloyldimethyltaurine acid-based grafted copolymers The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) if desired, one or more other olefinically unsaturated, optionall... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7029758 | Melanin polyvinyl alcohol plastic laminates for optical applications The present invention relates to the use of water soluble melanin in solid plastic films of polyvinyl alcohol to be used in conjunction with other plastics to make laminated sheets or lenses. Such laminates will be used as filters to protect against photochemical da... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015013 | Method for localized staining of an intact corneal tissue surface The present disclosure describes novel methods for localized and controlled staining of intact corneal tissue surfaces to provide therapeutic benefits in ophthalmic applications, such as for example, the correction of iris defects, the correction of corneal tissue s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001953 | Water-soluble polymer complexes A water-soluble interjacent complex that includes a first water-soluble polymer and one or more water-soluble monomers polymerized to form a second water-soluble polymer in the presence of the first water-soluble polymer. The water-soluble interjacent complex forms ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6939364 | Composite tissue adhesive Consistent with the present invention, tissue adhesive compositions and an associated laser exposure system are provided for bonding or sealing biological tissues. The compositions are comprised of chemically derivatized soluble collagen which is formulated to conce... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933326 | Particulate acellular tissue matrix A method of processing an acellular tissue matrix to give a particulate acellular tissue matrix includes: cutting sheets of dry acellular tissue matrix into strips; cryofracturing the dry acellular tissue matrix strips at cryogenic temperatures; separating the resul... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918904 | Method of reshaping the cornea by controlled thermal delivery A method of correcting the refractive error in the cornea of an eye. The cornea is heated, to loosen the molecules therein, thereby softening the cornea into a gelatinous material. The gelatinous material is then reshaped, so that it substantially conforms to a pred... | 07/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6841644 | Biopolymers obtained by solid state irradiation in an unsaturated gaseous atmosphere Disclosed are modified naturally occurring biocompatible biopolymers of plant and animal origin made by subjecting same to ionizing radiation in the presence of a mediating gas, typically acetylene to enable one to selectively enhance and modify one or more of the p... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6716903 | Coating composition for the manufacture of printable coated paper and board, component of the coating composition and process for the manufacture of paper and board A coating mix for the production of coated paper and board is described in form of an aqueous dispersion with a solids content of 50 to 80% consisting of pigments, binders, and additives. The coating mix exhibits thixotropic flow characteristics and is characterized... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6610810 | Biopolymers obtained by solid state irradiation in an unsaturated gaseous atmosphere Disclosed is a method for modifying naturally occuring biocompatible biopolymers of plant and animal origin by subjecting same to ionizing radiation in the presence of a mediating gas, typically acetylene to enable one to selectively enhance and modify on... | 08/26/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6297319 | Water-absorbing agent and production process therefor The present invention provides: a process for producing a water-absorbing agent by using a crosslinking agent of high safety, wherein the water-absorbing agent is excellent in the absorption capacities under no load and under a load and further in the blo... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6291582 | Polymer-protein composites and methods for their preparation and use A method of preparing a polymer-protein composite based upon placing a protein in solution in an organic phase via the ion-pairing of the protein with a surfactant. The polymer-protein composites are useful, for example, as highly active and stable cataly... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6037144 | Method of preparing a biological material for use in ophthalmology A collagen containing substrate comprising cattle basal membrane is conditioned by incubating the membranes in a mixture of pepsin, hyaluronidase and acetic acid and separating the collagen from the mixture. The mixture can include pepsin, hyaluronidase a... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5914367 | Polymer protein composites and methods for their preparation and use A method of preparing a polymer-protein composite including polymerizing a monomer in the presence of a protein dissolved in an organic phase via the ion-pairing of the protein with a surfactant. The polymer-protein composites are useful, for example, as ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5910518 | Oxygen permeable contact lens having high durable hydrophilic surface and method for producing the same A hydrophilic oxygen permeable contact lens having a front surface which is not to be in contact with the cornea of a human eye when the contact lens is worn on the human eye, wherein at least the front surface of the contact lens is coated with a hydroph... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5856120 | Method of preparing a biological material for use in ophthalmology A collagen containing substrate comprising cattle basal membrane is conditioned by incubating the membranes in a mixture of pepsin, hyaluronidase and acetic acid and separating the collagen from the mixture. The mixture can include pepsin, hyaluronidase a... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5837747 | Crosslinkable polysaccharides, polycations and lipids useful for encapsulation and drug release 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... | 11/17/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5714560 | Water-soluble or water-dispersible graft polymers of proteins as leather tanning agents Water-soluble or water-dispersible graft polymers which are obtainable by free-radical-initiated polymerization of (A) a monomer or monomer mixture comprising (a) from 20 to 100% by weight of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or a mixture thereof or alkali meta... | 02/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5473034 | Method for producing protein-synthetic polymer conjugate and said conjugate produced thereby A method for producing an ester of a protein by an esterification reaction of an aqueous solution, fine powder or suspension of a protein having free carboxyl groups with an excess amount of polyfunctional alcohol to esterify the protein; a method for pro... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5376692 | Method of binding using irradiation and product with albumin bound to biomaterials A medical device has one or more polymeric substrates each treated with a chemically binding coating to make each polymeric substrate compatible for contact with blood. A modified natural and substantially hydrophilic blood protein bonds permanently to ea... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5286829 | Biocompatible polymer material and a process for producing same A biocompatible material which is the product of graft-copolymerization of a water-soluble vinyl and/or an acrylate monomer with a sorption complex of polysilicic acid and collagen that has been rid of pigments, glycoproteins and proteoglycans, or a produ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5260396 | Preparation of water resistant films and coatings and use thereof Water resistant films and coatings are prepared by treating films or coatings of water soluble or dispersible grafted proteins prepared with monoethylenically unsaturated monomers at above 40° C. and/or with at least one compound which is a hardener for ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5219895 | Collagen-based adhesives and sealants and methods of preparation and use thereof Collagen-based compositions as adhesives and sealants for medical use and preparation thereof are described. Prior to polymerization, soluble or partially fibrillar collagen monomers in solution are chemically modified with an acylating agent, sulfonating... | 06/15/1993 |
