Injectable biomaterials
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- APTALIS PHARMA
- Publication Date
- 2012-02-08
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to tropoelastin and to the use of biomaterials for tissue repair and restoration. Background technique
[0002] Elastin is an extracellular matrix protein found primarily in the skin, blood vessels, lungs, and other tissues and organs that require a certain degree of elasticity to function. It usually forms by cross-linking lysine residues on tropoelastin molecules with lysine residues on other tropoelastin molecules, forming clusters that are nearly insoluble in aqueous solutions.
[0003] Elastin, tropoelastin, and related proteins are expected to be useful in medical applications including tissue repair and restoration, and there is a particular need for compositions of such proteins with high solids content that can be administered to tissue by injection. Although microparticles formed from biological materials are mentioned in WO99 / 11196 and WO2008 / 058323, there are no compositions of smaller particle structures with...