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Microporous Polymeric Foams and Microtextured Surfaces 5,847,012 (1998)
| Highly uniform microporous foam suitable for medical applications and methods for preparing these foams. The highly uniform microporous foams are of controlled pore size that may be utilized in a variety of applications. In preparing the foams, an organic crystalline polymer is melted and combined with a selected solid... read more--> |
Self-reinforced Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene Composite Medical Implants 5,834,113 (1998)
| The invention provides composites of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene reinforced with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene anisotropic reinforcement of high strength and modulus. The composites have superior mechanical properties relative to non-filled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, including hig... read more--> |
Self-reinforced Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene Composites 5,824,411 (1998)
| The invention provides composites of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene reinforced with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene anisotropic reinforcement of high strength and modulus. The composites have superior mechanical properties relative to non-filled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, including hig... read more--> |
Absorbable e-caprolactone (.EPSILON.-caprolactone) Polymers as Suture Coating Displaying Autocatalyzed Hydrolysis--Composition 5,773,563 (1998)
| Crystane, low melting .epsilon.-Caprolactone polymers which undergo accelerated hydrolysis, and their use as lubricant coatings and/or as coatings containing bioactive agents, as carriers of viable cells, and as coatings for open-cell microporous template or constucts for tissue regeneration; the polymers bearing basic... read more--> |
Hydrogel-Forming, Self-Solvating Absorbable Polyester Copolymers, and Methods for Use Thereof--Uses 5,714,159 (1998)
| The present invention provides novel hydrogel-forming, self-solvating, absorbable polyester copolymers capable of selective, segmental association into compliant hydrogels upon contacting an aqueous environment. Methods of using the novel polyester copolymers of the invention in humans are also disclosed for providing... read more--> |
Continuous Open Cell Polymeric Foam Containing Living Cells 5,677,355 (1997)
| A polymeric foam with continuous, open-cell pores containing living cells suitable for medical applications and methods for preparing these foams. The microporous foams are of controlled pore size that may be utilized in a variety of applications. In general, the foams are characterized in that the pores are continuous... read more--> |
Hydrogel-forming, self-solvating absorbable polyester copolymers, and methods for use thereof 5,612,052 (1997)
| The present invention provides novel hydrogel-forming, self-solvating, absorbable polyester copolymers capable of selective, segmental association into compliant hydrogels upon contacting an aqueous environment. Methods of using the novel polyester copolymers of the invention in humans are also disclosed for providing... read more--> |
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