90 results about "Biodegradable hydrogels" patented technology

Hydrogel microparticles with entrapped liquid are used as the porogen to reproducibly form interconnected pore networks in a porous scaffold. In one embodiment, a biodegradable unsaturated polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a porogen comprising biodegradable hydrogel microparticles are mixed together and allowed to form a porous scaffold in an mold or in a body cavity. Example biodegradable unsaturated polymers include poly(propylene fumarate) and poly(e-caprolactone-fumarate). The cosslinking agent may be a free radical initiator, or may include a free radical initiator and a monomer capable of addition polymerization. Example hydrogel microparticles include uncrosslinked or crosslinked collagen , an uncrosslinked or crosslinked collagen derivative, and an uncrosslinked or crosslinked synthetic biodegradable polymer such as oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate).

A non-biodegradable hydrogel matrix containing microspheres of a biodegradable polymer for the purpose of treating, repairing, or replacing damaged biological tissue is described. The biodegradable phase can be admixed with a chemoattractant. Examples of degradable polymers include degradable polyesters such as 50:50 PLA:PGA, the degradation profiles of which are well characterized. The matrix is permanently inserted into a tissue defect to provide mechanical support before, during, and after tissue ingrowth.

A polymeric matrix for delivery of an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor such as a statin to tissue such as cardiac tissue in need thereof for the treatment or prevention of a disease or defect such as atrial fibrillation has been developed. In the preferred embodiment, a statin is delivered by means of a patch sutured to cardiac tissue at the time of cardiothoracic surgery. In the most preferred embodiment, the patch is a biodegradable material providing controlled or sustained release over a prolonged period of time, such as a week. Suitable materials include extracellular matrix, or other biodegradable hydrogels or polymeric materials providing sustained or controlled release of statin at the site of application.

Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods for treating a tissue by forming a low-swelling biodegradable hydrogel in situ adherent to the tissue. In embodiments the hydrogel exhibits negative swelling, i.e., shrinking. Such treatments may be utilized to in cosmetic or reconstructive surgery, in sphincter augmentation, treating nerve inflammation, and the like.

The present invention relates to a terminal sterilization process for biodegradable PEG-based insoluble hydrogels using irradiation. The presence of a protective solvent ensures that the hydrogel remains intact with functionally preserved three-dimensional and physicochemical properties.

Hydrogels that degrade under appropriate conditions of pH and temperature by virtue of crosslinking compounds that cleave through an elimination reaction are described. The hydrogels may be used for delivery of various agents, such as pharmaceuticals. This invention provides hydrogels that degrade to smaller, soluble components in a non-enzymatic process upon exposure to physiological conditions and to methods to prepare them. The hydrogels are prepared from crosslinking agents that undergo elimination reactions under physiological conditions, thus cleaving the crosslinking agent from the backbone of the hydrogel. The invention also relates to the crosslinking agents themselves and intermediates in forming the hydro gels of the invention. The biodegradable hydro gels prepared according to the methods of the invention may be of use in diverse fields, including biomedical engineering, absorbent materials, and as carriers for drug delivery.

The invention discloses a biodegradable hydrogel and method for preparing same which consists of, preparing microporous konjak gluglucosan aqueous gel, preparing refined konjaku flour, dissolving in distilled water, agitating, charging inorganic solvent, adjusting pH, carrying out crossbridging under a controlled temperature and time, water scrubbing the product yield, repeated frost thawing, freeze-drying, then swelling the konjak gluglucosan gel into the aqueous solution of acroleic acid, cross linking agent, and initiating agent, carrying out polymerization under a controlled temperature and time, and water scrubbing the obtained outcome yield.

The invention relates to a biodegradable hydrogel controlled release preparation and a preparation and an application thereof, belonging to the technology field of medicines. The preparation method comprises the steps of: synthesizing poly(lactic acid)-polyethylene glycol-poly(lactic acid) (PLA-PEG-PLA) triblock copolymer by inducing L-lactide and D-lactide to respectively conduct ring-expansion polymerization by using zinc powder, zinc lactate or stannous octoate as catalyst and polyethylene glycol (PEG) 2,000-20,000; respectively dissolving poly-L-lactic acid-polyethylene glycol-poly-L-lactic acid and poly-D-lactic acid-polyethylene glycol-poly-D-lactic acid in water to obtain solutions with concentration of 0.05-0.5g/mL, swelling, mixing, and allowing gelatinization under constant temperature to obtain PLA-PEG-PLA triblock copolymer hydrogel for injection by complexing reaction. The hydrogel has good biological compatibility and biodegradability, can be used for embedding water-soluble drugs, and is an ideal drug controlled release carrier.

Improved compositions comprising a mixture of particulate bone growth material and polymeric carrier are provided. The particulate is preferably porous, resorbable, anorganic bone material. The polymeric carrier can be light-cured to form a cross-linked, biodegradable hydrogel. In one version, the bone growth material is a synthetic peptide bound to anorganic bone matrix particles and the carrier is methacrylated sodium hyaluronate (MHy) or methacrylated hydroxyethylcellulose (MHEC). The composition is particularly suitable for repairing defective dental and orthopedic bone tissue. The particulate and hydrogel carrier are biodegradable so the composition can be replaced by new bone formation over time.

A prepolymer comprises polymerisable macromolecules, each polymerisable macromolecule comprises a polysaccharide backbone and at least two side units, wherein each of the at least two side units comprises a polymerisable group which is connected to the backbone via at least one group which is hydrolysable under physiological conditions; wherein the polymerisable group of each of the side units is independently selected from optionally alkylated and/or hydroxyalkylated acrylates and acrylamides; and wherein the at least one group which is hydrolysable under physiological conditions is selected from carbonate, lactate, glycolate, and succinate. The invention is also directed to biodegradable hydrogels useful in pharmaceutical compositions, comprising polymerized or co-polymerized prepolymers.

The invention relates to a hydrogel which is temperature-sensitive and biodegradable simultaneously, the hydrogel is prepared by the following method: hydroxyethyl methacrylate-polycaprolactone is obtained by the reaction of hydroxyethyl methacrylate and epsilon-caprolactone; the hydroxyethyl methacrylate-polycaprolactone reacts with carbonyldiimidazole, hydroxyethyl methacrylate-polycaprolactone-imidazole is obtained by rotary evaporation; the hydroxyethyl methacrylate-polycaprolactone-imidazole and Alpha-(1->6)-D-glucan are dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide, p-dimethylaminopyridine is added, mixture which is obtained by the reaction at room temperature is settled in isopropyl alcohol, hydroxyethyl methacrylate-polycaprolactone-g-Alpha-(1->6)-D-glucan is obtained by vacuum drying; N-isopropylacrylamide and the hydroxyethyl methacrylate-polycaprolactone-g-Alpha-(1->6)-D-glucan are dissolved in phosphorous acid buffer solution with pH of 7.4, then ammonium persulfate and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine are added, the hydrogel is obtained by the reaction at room temperature; dialysis is carried out on the obtained hydrogel by phosphorous acid buffer solution, thereby obtaining the temperature-sensitive and biodegradable hydrogel.

The present invention discloses composites which generally comprise a polymeric matrix and a hydrophobic organic compound which is associated with a radioisotope. The composites are biocompatible and biodegradable hydrogels suitable for use in internal local radiation therapy

A biodegradable hydrogel comprises a water-soluble dextran having aldehyde groups cross-linked with a water-soluble chitosan. Various chemical agents may be encapsulated in the hydrogel or bonded thereto for controlled release. The hydrogel may be applied as a coating to reduce the likelihood of bacterial attachment and biofilm growth; used in tissue engineering applications to prevent tissue ingrowth; or used as a matrix in which cells may proliferate. The components of the hydrogel can be applied sequentially as a spray or by immersion and will gel spontaneously at environmental or physiological temperatures.

The invention discloses a preparation method of gamma-polyglutamic acid water absorbing material. Gamma-polyglutamic acid is used as a main raw material, chitosan oligosaccharide-graft-acrylic acid is used as a biodegradable cross-linking agent, and the gamma-polyglutamic acid hydrogel water absorbing material is obtained after preparation in an aqueous solution. The biodegradable cross-linking agent replaces a common chemical cross-linking agent for preparing the hydrogel, the reaction medium is free of toxic organic solvents, gamma-polyglutamic acid which is safe and nontoxic is used as the main raw material, the water-soluble and degradable chitosan oligosaccharide-graft-acrylic acid is used as a cross-linking agent, and the gamma-polyglutamic acid water absorbing material is prepared in the aqueous solution. The raw materials and mediums do not have harmful substances for human body, the safe, nontoxic and biodegradable hydrogel is obtained, and the hydrogel can be applied to disposable hygiene products, drug carriers, medical articles, etc.