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Patent Inventor Names
Gavin J. C. Braithwaite0
Martin F. Van Buren0
Edward T. Kopesky0
Jason Berlin0
Date of Patent
January 28, 2014
Patent Application Number
13132507
Date Filed
December 7, 2009
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Patent abstract
The invention provides methods of making hydrolyzed cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels by polymerizing vinyl acetate (VAc) monomers to polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) polymer network by chemical-crosslinking and hydrolysis. The invention also provides methods for including pendant chains in the hydrogel during the polymerization process. Materials produced and use of the cross-linked hydrolyzed PVA hydrogels also are disclosed herein.
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