US Patent:
20220401626, Dec 22, 2022
Inventors:
- Newark DE, US
Aadil Elmoumni - Middletown DE, US
Selim Ergen - Newark DE, US
Eric A. Mokelke - Flagstaff AZ, US
Mitchell Troutman - Flagstaff AZ, US
Raquel Sanchez - Flagstaff AZ, US
International Classification:
A61L 27/56
A61L 27/54
A61L 27/38
A61L 27/22
A61L 27/16
Abstract:
A porous hardened material is provided for various medical applications, including strengthening, supporting, moving, reinforcing, separating, isolating, and/or bulking biological substrates. The hardened material is formed from a liquid composition including a fluorinated copolymer and a biocompatible solvent system. The fluorinated copolymer includes a tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) moiety and a vinyl moiety, wherein the vinyl moiety comprises at least one functional group selected from acetate, alcohol, amine, and amide.