Abstract:
Absorbable polymers and blends of acrylated poly(alkylene diglycolate)s and aliphatic polyesters based on lactone monomers such as lactide, glycolide, e-caprolactone, p-dioxanone, and trimethylene carbonate are described. The polymers and blends exhibit a broad range of properties, useful in a variety of medical devices.
Abstract:
A process for enhancing the security of implantable surgical devices secured to bone tissue comprising implanting in bone tissue a surgical device with a biocompatible adhesive and/or sealant selected from the group consisting of: p1 (a) a material made from monomers of the formula:CHR.sup.1 .dbd.CX.sup.1 Y.sup.1 wherein X.sup.1 and Y.sup.1 are each strong electron withdrawing groups, and R.sup.1 is hydrogen or, provided that X.sup.1 and Y.sup.1 are both cyano groups, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group;(b) a semi-crystalline aliphatic poly(ester) of the formula:[--0--R.sup.11 --C(0)--].sub.y, wherein R.sup.11 is selected from the group consisting of --CR.sup.12 H--, --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --0--, --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--CH.sub.2 --, CR.sub.12 H--CH.sub.2, --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.z --O--C(O)-- and --(CH.sub.2).sub.z --C(O)--CH.sub.2 --; R.sup.12 is hydrogen or methyl; z is an integer in the range of from 1 to 7 and y is an integer in the range of from about 10 to about 20,000; and(c) a slurry of water and a calcium containing compounds with the general formula:M.sup.2+.sub.10-n N.sup.1+.sub.2n (WO.sub.4.sup.3-).sub.6 mU.sup.2- where n is an integer from 1 to 10, and m is 2 when x is 1, or m is 1 when x is 2, M and N are alkali or alkaline earth metals; WO.sub.4 is an acid radical and w is phosphorus, vanadium, sulfur, silicon, or is substituted in whole or part with carbonate (CO.sub.3.sup.2-); and U is a halide, hydroxide, or carbonate; provided in an amount effective to increase the amount of force necessary to remove the implanted surgical device. Additionally provided is a surgical device that is at least partially coated with at least one biocompatible adhesive and/or sealant.
Abstract:
A composite having a poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) coupling agent, a filler, and a biocompatible, biodegradable polymer matrix is disclosed. The composites are useful for biomedical applications such as, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and implantable medical devices.
Abstract:
A method of separating blood by providing a horizontal substrate having a plurality of oxygen plasma-treated polypropylene pillars extending from the surface of a polypropylene film, depositing a whole blood sample on an upper surface of the substrate, collecting red blood cells on the upper surface of the pillars and permitting remaining components of said whole blood sample to flow downward and through the pillars.
Abstract:
Synthetic polymer substrates comprising a hierarchical surface structure of multiple domes and multiple pillars on said domes, wherein said substrate is a synthetic polymer film, said domes have diameters in the range from about 5 μm to about 400 μm, heights in the range from about 2.5 μm and about 500 μm, and said pillars have diameters in the range from about 20 nm to about 5 μm and aspect ratios of from about 2 to about 50, and methods of making and using them.
Abstract:
The present invention includes methods for the inhibition of post-operative adhesion formation between tissue surfaces in a body cavity having been subjected to a surgical procedure, which methods involve administering Pemirolast, or an analog thereof, directly to tissue surfaces in the body cavity in amounts and under conditions effective to inhibit formation of adhesions, and to delivery vehicles and compositions suitable for use for local, non-systemic administration of a drug to the body and directly to tissue within a body cavity having been subjected to a surgical procedure.
Abstract:
A biologic-adsorbent, e.g., protein-adsorbent, material is prepared by forming a polymeric substrate into structures having high surface area topography whose biologic adsorbing properties can be controlled. Biologic adsorption by these structures of optimized high surface area topography is increased by mild treating of the surfaces, e.g., by oxygen plasma, without substantially altering topography. Structures can have tailored geometric features including microstructures, e.g., pillars, with a diameter from 100 nm-50 μm and height greater than 1 μm.
Abstract:
A biologic-adsorbent, e.g., protein-adsorbent, material is prepared by forming a polymeric substrate into structures having high surface area topography whose biologic adsorbing properties can be controlled. Biologic adsorption by these structures of optimized high surface area topography is increased by mild treating of the surfaces, e.g., by oxygen plasma, without substantially altering topography. Structures can have tailored geometric features including microstructures, e.g., pillars, with a diameter from 100 nm-50 μm and height greater than 1 μm.
Abstract:
A laminate and process of making the laminate is disclosed comprising: a surgical mesh having first and second surfaces; and an adhesive structure having adhesive and non-adhesive surfaces, wherein the non-adhesive surface of the adhesive structure is laminated to at least one of said first and second surfaces of said surgical mesh, and the adhesive surface of said adhesive structure has protrusions extending therefrom comprising a resin having a Young's modulus of greater than 17 MPa, which protrusions are of sufficiently low diameter to promote adhesion by increasing physical attractive forces between the adhesive structure and a target surface, as measured by shear adhesion.
Abstract:
Consistent with an example embodiment, there is a semiconductor device with nanowire-type interconnect elements.The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate with a pn junction formed by a first doped substrate region of a first conductivity type, and a second doped substrate region of an opposite second conductivity type. There is a layer structure on the semiconductor substrate, the layer structure includes a first metal structure which is conductively connected with the first doped substrate region, and further comprising a second metal structure, which is conductively connected with the second doped substrate region. The layer structure allows the transmission of photons with an energy suitable for creating free charge carriers in the first and second doped substrate regions. A third metal structure comprising at least one self-assembled metal dendrite forms an interconnect element between the first and second metal structures.