Patent ID: 7651682
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: A61K,A61L,C08F

Abstract:
1. A biocompatible, non toxic, viscoelastic material for tissue engineering having two discrete organic and aqueous phases comprising a polymerized emulsion having: a) a continuous hydrophobic organic phase comprised of polymerized ethylenically unsaturated acrylate monomers; and b) a discontinuous aqueous phase comprising water; wherein the viscoelastic material is prepared by polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated acrylate monomers in an inverse (“water-in-oil”) fluid emulsion, said fluid emulsion also comprising two distinct phases, wherein the aqueous phase is present in the fluid emulsion in an amount of about 0.5% to about 90% weight/weight of the organic phase.