KERATIN BASED HYDROGEL SHEETS PREPARED FROM FABRIC FOR BIOMEDICAL AND OTHER APPLICATIONS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION

• Main Authors: ENGLISH, JAMES, PERRY, COWSAR, DONALD, R, BRANHAM, KEITH, EDWARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 29.12.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; BLEACHING LEATHER OR FURS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; DRY-CLEANING, WASHING OR BLEACHING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS,YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR MADE-UP FIBROUS GOODS; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LAUNDERING; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; TEXTILES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS,FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS; WORKING-UP

Keratin hydrogels and films are produced from woven and non-woven wool fabrics. The hydrogels and films retain the structure of the fabric and are useful for wound dressings and other medical applications. L'invention concerne des hydrogels et des films à base de kératine produits à partir de tissus de laine tissés et non tissés. Les hydrogels et les films conservent la structure du tissu et sont utilisés pour des pansements et pour d'autres applications médicales.