IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0919667
(2009-02-26)
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등록번호 |
US-8668863
(2014-03-11)
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국제출원번호 |
PCT/US2009/035257
(2009-02-26)
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§371/§102 date |
20100826
(20100826)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2009/108760
(2009-09-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Zawko, Scott
- Schmidt, Christine E.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
85 |
초록
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The present invention includes a hydrogel and a method of making a porous hydrogel by preparing an aqueous mixture of an uncrosslinked polymer and a crystallizable molecule; casting the mixture into a vessel; allowing the cast mixture to dry to form an amorphous hydrogel film; seeding the cast mixtu
The present invention includes a hydrogel and a method of making a porous hydrogel by preparing an aqueous mixture of an uncrosslinked polymer and a crystallizable molecule; casting the mixture into a vessel; allowing the cast mixture to dry to form an amorphous hydrogel film; seeding the cast mixture with a seed crystal of the crystallizable molecule; growing the crystallizable molecule into a crystal structure within the uncrosslinked polymer; crosslinking the polymer around the crystal structure under conditions in which the crystal structure within the crosslinked polymer is maintained; and dissolving the crystals within the crosslinked polymer to form the porous hydrogel.
대표청구항
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1. A method of making a porous hydrogel comprising: preparing an aqueous mixture of an uncrosslinked polymer and a crystallizable molecule;casting the mixture into a vessel to form a cast mixture;drying the cast mixture to form an amorphous hydrogel film;growing the crystallizable molecule into a cr
1. A method of making a porous hydrogel comprising: preparing an aqueous mixture of an uncrosslinked polymer and a crystallizable molecule;casting the mixture into a vessel to form a cast mixture;drying the cast mixture to form an amorphous hydrogel film;growing the crystallizable molecule into a crystal structure within the uncrosslinked polymer;crosslinking the uncrosslinked polymer around the crystal structure under conditions in which the crystal structure within the crosslinked polymer is maintained; anddissolving the crystal structure within the crosslinked polymer to form the porous hydrogel. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises at least one of nucleic acids, amino acids, saccharides, lipids and combinations thereof, in monomeric, dimeric, trimeric, oligomeric, multimeric, or polymeric forms. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer includes a mixture of alginate and hyaluronic acid. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer is gelled by a chemical crosslink, a physical crosslink, or a combination thereof; wherein said crosslink is induced by a UV method, a temperature method, a pH method, an ion, or ion-radical based method or combinations thereof. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the crystallizable molecule comprises a small organic molecule selected from a salt, urea, beta cyclodextrin, glycine and guanidine. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the crystallizable molecule comprises potassium dihydrogen phosphate. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding a cross-linking agent to the mixture, the crosslinking agent selected from group consisting of p-Azidobenzoyl hydrazide, N-5-Azido-2-nitrobenzoyloxsuccinimide, disuccinimidyl glutamate, dimethyl pimelimidate-(2)HCl, dimethyl suberimidate-2HCl, disuccinimidyl suberate, bis[sulfosuccinimidyl suberate], 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide-HCl, isocyanate, aldehyde, glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde and derivatives thereof. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the crystal structure forms a lattice structure and supports the polymer during the crosslinking step. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of seeding the crystallizable molecule. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of growing occurs by spontaneous crystal formation. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of growing occurs by spontaneous crystal formation during the step of drying the cast mixture. 12. A method comprising: growing a crystal structure within a hydrogel that includes an uncrosslinked polymer;crosslinking the uncrosslinked polymer around the crystal structure under conditions in which the crystal structure within the crosslinked polymer is maintained; anddissolving the crystal structure to form a porous hydrogel;wherein the uncrosslinked polymer includes a mixture of alginate and hyaluronic acid. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the crosslinking is induced by at least one of a UV, temperature, pH, ion, and ion-radical based method. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the crystal structure includes at least one of a salt, urea, beta cyclodextrin, glycine, and guanidine. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the crystal structure includes potassium dihydrogen phosphate. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein the crosslinking includes adding a cross-linking agent to the hydrogel, the crosslinking agent including at least one of p-Azidobenzoyl hydrazide, N-5-Azido-2-nitrobenzoyloxsuccinimide, disuccinimidyl glutamate, dimethyl pimelimidate-(2)HCl, dimethyl suberimidate-2HCl, disuccinimidyl suberate, bis[sulfosuccinimidyl suberate], 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide-HCl, isocyanate, aldehyde, glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde, and derivatives thereof. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the crystal structure forms a lattice structure and supports the polymer during the crosslinking. 18. The method of claim 12 comprising seeding the hydrogel with a crystal. 19. The method of claim 12 wherein growing the crystal structure occurs by spontaneous crystal formation. 20. The method of claim 12 including drying the hydrogel, wherein growing the crystal structure occurs by spontaneous crystal formation while drying the hydrogel. 21. The method of claim 12, wherein the porous hydrogel comprises: first and second opposing ends;a continuous pore network, connecting the first and second ends, including first and second pore portions parallel to one another; anda compressed fiber including a ridge compressed between the first and second pore portions. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the compressed fiber is included in a plurality of compressed fibers formed among alternating valleys and ridges. 23. The method of claim 12 wherein the crosslinking includes crosslinking the hyaluronic acid. 24. The method of claim 12 wherein the crosslinking includes crosslinking the alginate. 25. The method of claim 12 wherein the porous hydrogel includes a continuous pore network that is templated, in situ, by the crystal structure. 26. The method of claim 1 wherein the porous hydrogel includes a tissue scaffold. 27. The method of claim 12 wherein the porous hydrogel includes a tissue scaffold. 28. A method of making a porous hydrogel comprising: preparing an aqueous mixture of an uncrosslinked polymer and a crystallizable molecule;drying the mixture to form a hydrogel film;seeding the crystallizable molecule;growing the crystallizable molecule into a crystal structure within the uncrosslinked polymer;crosslinking the uncrosslinked polymer around the crystal structure under conditions in which the crystal structure within the crosslinked polymer is maintained; anddissolving the crystal structure within the crosslinked polymer to form the porous hydrogel. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the polymer comprises at least one of nucleic acids, amino acids, saccharides, lipids and combinations thereof. 30. The method of claim 28, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of collagen, chitosan, gelatin, pectins, alginate, hyaluronic acid, heparin and mixtures thereof. 31. The method of claim 28, wherein the crosslinking is induced by at least one method selected from the group comprising UV, temperature, pH, ion, and ion-radical based methods. 32. The method of claim 28, wherein the crystallizable molecule comprises at least one of a salt, urea, beta cyclodextrin, glycine and guanidine. 33. The method of claim 28, wherein the crystal structure forms a lattice structure and supports the polymer during the crosslinking. 34. The method of claim 28, wherein the growing occurs by spontaneous crystal formation. 35. The method of claim 28, wherein the growing occurs by spontaneous crystal formation during the drying. 36. The method of claim 28, wherein the seeding comprises adding a crystallizable molecule in addition to the crystallizable molecule included in the aqueous mixture. 37. The method of claim 28, wherein the seeding comprises seeding the hydrogel film with the crystallizable molecule.
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