| ::
Technology |
::
Properties |
::
Potential Applications |
::
Patent Position |
| Biphasic
hydrogels |
Very
high oxygen permeability and water passage. |
Separation
membranes, devices for cell-based therapies, e.g. artificial
kidneys, drug delivery |
Very
Strong- Patents issued worldwide |
| Macroporous
hydrogels |
- support
cell growth and attachment without a coating
- transparent
in wate
- high
protein permeability
- biostable
- tunable
porosity
- excellent
tissue ingrowth without the need for adhesion-promoting
peptides, e.g. -RGD
|
Tissue
engineering scaffolds |
Very
Strong- Patents issued worldwide |
| Responsive
nanoparticles |
Alter
permeability to molecules in response to external stimuli. |
Drug
delivery, nanoreactors |
Strong
– Patents pending |
| Amphiphilic
self-assembling nanocapsules
and planar membranes |
Stabilized
hollow particles having a hydrophobic or hydrophilic interior. |
Drug
delivery, nanoreactors |
Strong-
Patents pending |
| Coating
technologies
- Plasma
and "after-glow"
- Photoreactive
chemistry
- Electrostatic
self-assembly or layer-by-layer (LBL)
|
Useful
for providing hydrophilic biocompatible surface coating. |
Catheter
coatings, coatings for stent and vascular grafts, delivery
of active ingredients |
Very
Strong- Patents issued worldwide |
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