Patent ID: 8932560
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61K,A61L,C08B

Abstract:
1. A method of using a hydrophobically modified chitosan matrix for treatment of wounds, comprising: administering the hydrophobically modified chitosan matrix formulated as a solid state sponge that has been made from a solution having a concentration of about 1% to about 2.5% by weight relative to the total weight of the solution of the hydrophobically modified chitosan and wherein hydrophobic substitutions occur in up to 10% of available amines of the chitosan backbone, to a damaged tissue or a red blood cell, wherein the hydrophobically modified chitosan matrix is capable of adhering to the damaged tissue or red blood cell via hydrophobic interactions; wherein the hydrophobic modifications comprise hydrocarbon substituents of eight to eighteen carbon residues in length covalently attached to chitosan.