Patent ID: 6458889
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A61L,C08B,C08F,C08G,C08H,C08L,C09J

Abstract:
A crosslinkable system comprisingat least three biocompatible, reactive compounds each comprised of a molecular core having at least one functional group attached thereto through a direct covalent bond or through a linking group, wherein under reaction-enabling conditions each reactive compound is capable of substantially immediate covalent reaction with at least one other of the plurality of reactive compounds by virtue of the at least one functional group, and further wherein: each molecular core is selected from the group consisting of synthetic hydrophilic polymers, naturally occurring hydrophilic polymers, hydrophobic polymers, and C2-C14 hydrocarbyl groups containing zero to 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O, S and combinations thereof; at least one of the molecular cores is a synthetic hydrophilic polymer; and at least two of the molecular cores contain at least two functional groups.