Patent ID: 11890344
Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method of making a hydrogel comprising:
preparing an aqueous mixture of hyaluronic acid and alginate;
casting the aqueous mixture to form a cast mixture;
drying the cast mixture to form an amorphous hydrogel;
tuning handling properties of the hydrogel in response to adding or removing any crystalline structure in the hydrogel, the handling properties including at least one of moduli, elasticity, tensile strength, compression strength, or combinations thereof;
wherein: (a) the hydrogel includes the hyaluronic acid and the alginate; (b) the alginate is formed around the hyaluronic acid; and (c) the hydrogel is substantially dehydrated.