Patent ID: 9566372
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61L,C08G,C08K,C08L

Claim:
1. A polymeric composition, comprising: a polymer matrix having at least one of a lipophilic discrete nitric oxide adduct or a polymeric nitric oxide adduct associated therewith, by: covalent attachment to the polymeric matrix; dispersion within the polymeric matrix; or both, with the at least one of the discrete nitric oxide adduct or the polymeric nitric oxide adduct capable of releasing nitrous oxide (NO); and an ester capped poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) additive to at least one of increase, prolong, and control NO release rates from the at least one of the lipophilic discrete nitric oxide adduct or the polymeric nitric oxide adduct, the ester capped PLGA additive having a 65:35 ratio of lactic acid monomer to glycolic acid monomer.