Patent ID: 7662409

Claim:
A solvated compressed protein matrix material, comprising one or more biocompatible protein materials, combined with one or more biocompatible solvents and optionally one or more pharmacologically active agents, wherein the protein material(s), biocompatible solvent(s) and optional pharmacologically active agent(s) are formed into a cohesive solid body having a solvent content of about 20% to 80% and not having the characteristics of cracking, shattering, breaking or being crosslinked so as to inhibit the cohesive solid body from remaining cohesive unto itself when being formed and the cohesive solid body is compressed at a pressure of about 100 psi to 100,000 psi to remove bulk biocompatible solvent and generate additional intermolecular and Intramolecular forces between one or more of the protein material(s), solvent(s) and/or pharmacologically active agent(s) to form the solvated compressed protein matrix material having a solvent content of about 10% to 60%.