Advanced search
VITREOUS COMPOSITION, BIOACTIVE VITREOUS FIBERS AND FABRICS, AND ARTICLES
| Office | USPTO |
| Document type: | Patent |
| Inventor(s): | Edgar Dutra Zanotto; Oscar Peitl Filho; Marina Trevelin Souza |
| Applicant: | Fundação Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFScar) |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Application Number: | US 14/911,444 |
| IPC: | A61K 33/08 A61K 33/22 A61K 33/38 A61K 33/42 A61L 27/10 A61L 27/12 A61L 27/34 A61L 27/54 A61L 27/56 A61L 27/58 B33Y 10/00 B33Y 80/00 C03B 19/01 C03B 37/02 C03C 12/00 C03C 13/00 C03C 25/10 C03C 25/12 C03C 25/24 C03C 3/097 C03C 4/00 |
Abstract
A vitreous composition according to Table (I) is described. Continuous vitreous fibers are obtained by downdrawing said molten composition, with a length ranging from millimeters to kilometers and diameters ranging from 2 μm to 3 mm. The fibers are covered with collagen and form vitreous fabrics. The fabrics form articles with a variety of medical uses.
| FAPESP's process: | 11/22937-9 - Development and Characterization of Highly Bioactive Flexible Vitreous Meshes |
| Grantee: | Marina Trevelin Souza |
| Principal Investigator: | Edgar Dutra Zanotto |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET) |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |