Browsing by Subject "A61L 27/56"

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    • Antimicrobial shape memory polymers 
      Monroe, Mary Beth; Maitland, Duncan J.; Weems, Andrew; Keller, Brandis; Fletcher, Grace (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2021-08-17)
      An embodiment includes a system comprising a thermoset polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) foam that includes at least one antimicrobial agent. The antimicrobial agent may include at least one phenolic acid that is a ...
    • High porosity materials, scaffolds, and method of making 
      Cosgriff-hernandez, Elizabeth M.; Moglia, Robert Scott; Robinson, Jennifer L.; Sears, Nicholas A. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2015-11-10)
      Materials and methods for preparing three dimensional scaffolds are described. The materials, as improved high internal phase emulsions (HIPES), and the polymerization thereof may be suitable for injection prior to curing ...
    • Implant-based repair of osteochondral defects 
      Grunlan, Melissa A.; Hahn, Mariah S.; Saunders, William B. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2020-04-21)
      The present invention is directed to a unique technology for preparing a growth-factor free, cylindrical, hydrogel implant that has multiple (three or more) longitudinal hydrogel zones with varying chemical and physical ...
    • Medical devices coated with shape memory polymer foams 
      Muschalek, Rachael; Hearon, Keith; Nash, Landon D.; Maitland, Duncan J. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2020-02-18)
      An embodiment includes a system comprising: a substrate of a medical device; an un-foamed polyurethane coating directly contacting the substrate and fixedly attached to the substrate; a thermoset polyurethane shape memory ...
    • Medical Devices Coated With Shape Memory Polymer Foams 
      Muschalek, Rachael; Hearon, Keith; Nash, Landon D.; Maitland, Duncan J. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 6/28/2022)
      An embodiment includes a system comprising: a substrate of a medical device; an un-foamed polyurethane coating directly contacting the substrate and fixedly attached to the substrate; a thermoset polyurethane shape memory ...
    • Shape memory polymer scaffolds for tissue defects 
      Grunlan, Melissa A.; Zhang, Dawei; Schoener, Cody A.; Saunders, William B. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2018-03-27)
      A method of making a shape memory polymer (SMP) tissue scaffold includes forming a salt template and adding a macromer solution to the salt template. The macromer solution may include a photoinitiator solution. The method ...
    • Vascular prosthesis for leak prevention during endovascular aneurysm repair 
      Maitland, Duncan J.; Landsman, Todd L.; Horn, John; Nash, London; Yeh, Chung (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2019-11-26)
      An embodiment includes a process for treating an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endoleak with a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam device. First, a bifurcated stent graft is placed within the aneurysm while a micro guidewire ...