Adhesive sealant composition

This invention is related to an adhesive composition which may be used to bond or seal tissue in vivo. The adhesive composition is readily formed from a two component mixture which includes a first part of a protein, preferably a serum albumin protein, in an aqueous buffer having a pH in the range o...

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Main Authors BARROWS; THOMAS H, LEWIS; TERRY W, TRUONG; MYHANH T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.12.1996
Edition6
Subjects
ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
ADHESIVES
CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
CHEMISTRY
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
DYES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS
NATURAL RESINS
NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL
PAINTS
POLISHES
USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
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Summary:This invention is related to an adhesive composition which may be used to bond or seal tissue in vivo. The adhesive composition is readily formed from a two component mixture which includes a first part of a protein, preferably a serum albumin protein, in an aqueous buffer having a pH in the range of about 8.0-11.0 and a second part of a water-compatible or water-soluble bifunctional crosslinking agent. When the two parts of the mixture are combined, the mixture is initially a liquid which cures in vivo on the surface of tissue in less than about one minute to give a strong, flexible, pliant substantive composition which bonds to the tissue and is absorbed in about four to sixty days. The adhesive composition may be used either to bond tissue, to seal tissue or to prevent tissue adhesions caused by surgery.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19940281473