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8178617 Antimicrobial constructs  
The invention is based on the recognition that known antimicrobial compounds, such as nisin or other lantibiotics, can be made to form a long lasting antimicrobial surface coating by linking the...
8173115 Particle compositions with a pre-selected cell internalization mode  
A method of formulating a particle composition having a pre-selected cell internalization mode involves selecting a target cell having surface receptors and obtaining particles that have i) surface...
8173597 Modified recombinant factor VIII and von Willebrand factor and methods of use  
The present invention provides novel methods of increasing the survival of a coagulation protein by inhibiting the interaction with a clearance receptor. The invention also provides methods of...
8143347 Pegylation of recombinant blood coagulation factors in the presence of bound antibodies  
The present invention relates to a proteinaceous construct comprising a blood coagulation factor, e.g., Factor VIII (FVIII), being bound to at least one water soluble polymer, including a...
8138308 Modified peptide substrate  
The invention provides novel reagents and methodologies for detecting free versus bound compounds. It is particularly useful to detect thrombin when it is not bound to A2M in the presence of...
8137688 Hydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network and applications thereof  
A synthetic nucleus pulposus is provided that is useful in treatment of degenerative disc disease, augmentation of a degenerate disc, and alleviation of back pain. In an embodiment the synthetic...
8138265 Hydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network and applications thereof  
A dihydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network is provided that is useful in artificial tissue and tissue engineering applications, particularly to provide a synthetic macromolecular network...
8119392 Biocompatible resists  
This invention relates to biomaterials, biocompatible photoresists, and electroactive photoresists, and methods to engineer the interactions between biomaterials and cells. In one aspect, this...
8105391 Merhods of treatment with devices having a coating containing pegylated hyaluronic acid and a pegylated non-hyaluronic acid polymer  
Provided herein are a method, which comprises implanting in a patient an implantable device comprising a coating that includes a PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid...
8106098 Protein conjugates with a water-soluble biocompatible, biodegradable polymer  
The present invention broadly relates to the field of protein modification, and, more specifically, to conjugates of proteins or analogs thereof to a water-soluble biocompatible polymer and methods...
8088340 Polymer compound for biomedical use and biochip substrate using such a polymer compound  
A biochip substrate capable of realizing the high detection accuracy by restricting a nonspecific adsorption or bonding of a substance to be detected, when used for a detection or analysis of...
8088365 Soluble, degradable poly(ethylene glycol) derivatives for controllable release of bound molecules into solution  
PEG and related polymer derivatives having weak, hydrolytically unstable linkages near the reactive end of the polymer are provided for conjugation to drugs, including proteins, enzymes, small...
8080260 Molecular enhancement of extracellular matrix and methods of use  
A composition comprising a human- or animal-derived extracellular matrix and a macromolecular network which is prepared ex vivo is provided that is useful in the repair of a tissue injury,...
8076412 Water-soluble polymer alkanals  
The present invention is directed to alkanal derivatives of water-soluble polymers such as poly(ethylene glycol), their corresponding hydrates and acetals, and to methods for preparing and using...
8076463 Polymer-von Willebrand factor-conjugates  
The present invention relates to a proteinaceous construct (also designated as polymer-VWF-conjugate) comprising plasmatic and/or recombinant von Willebrand factor (VWF), said VWF being bound to at...
8071678 Thioester-terminated water soluble polymers and method of modifying the N-terminus of a polypeptide therewith  
The invention provides reagents and methods for conjugating a polymer specifically to the α-amine of a polypeptide. The invention provides monofunctional, bifunctional, and multifunctional PEGs ...
8058411 Method for producing mature VWF from VWF pro-peptide  
The present invention relates to a method for producing a mature von Willebrand Factor (VWF) from von Willebrand Factor pro-peptide comprising the steps: immobilizing VWF pro-peptide on an ion...
8052990 Biocompatible crosslinked gel  
The invention relates to a method for producing a biocompatible crosslinked gel consisting in crosslinking a determined quantity of at least one type of liquid biocompatible polymer by adding a...
8053520 Conjugation reactions  
An initiator for the terminal group of the polymer product of an atom or group radical transfer polymerisation has an activated carboxyl or an amine group which is reacted with an amine or carboxyl...
8029774 Wound healing polymeric networks  
A composition includes at least one biologically active agent covalently attached to a first polymerizing molecule that is adapted to undergo a free radical polymerization. The first polymerizing...
8021350 Hydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network and applications thereof  
A dihydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network is provided that is useful in artificial tissue and tissue engineering applications, particularly to provide a synthetic macromolecular network...
8003089 Y shape branched hydrophilic polymer derivatives, their preparation methods, conjugates of the derivatives and drug molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the conjugates  
The present invention relates to Y-shape branched PEG derivatives of formulae (I) to (IV). The present invention also relates to conjugates of these Y-shape derivatives and drug molecules,...
7989554 Reacting polyalkylene oxide with base, tertiary alkyl haloacetate, then acid to prepare polyalkylene oxide carboxylic acid  
A new method of preparing a tertiary alkyl ester of a polyalkylene oxide is provided. The new method employs milder conditions that avoid the back reaction to the starting polyalkylene oxide. The...
7922929 Cellulosic fabric with silk peptide/building block nanopolymer  
The present invention relates a method of making a coated cellulosic textile, whereby a silk peptide is polymerized with a building block to develop a silk peptide/building block nanoparticle, said...
7897684 Conjugated polymers suitable for strand-specific polynucleotide detection in homogeneous and solid state assays  
The invention further relates to polycationic multichromophores, which may be conjugated polymers, and methods, articles and compositions employing them as described herein. In some aspects, the...
7884075 Polymer-factor VIII-von Willebrand factor-conjugates  
The present invention relates to a proteinaceous construct (also designated as polymer-VWF-conjugate) comprising plasmatic and/or recombinant von Willebrand factor (VWF), said VWF being bound to at...
7872072 Branched polymers and their conjugates  
The present invention is directed to branched reactive water-soluble polymers comprising at least two polymer arms, such as poly(ethylene glycol), attached to a central aliphatic hydrocarbon core...
7868087 Graft copolymers, methods for grafting hydrophilic chains onto hydrophobic polymers, and articles thereof  
The present invention relates to synthetic methods for grafting hydrophilic chains onto polymers, particularly hydrophobic polymers such as poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), poly(vinylidene fluoride)...
7863406 Unsaturated poly(ester-amide) biomaterials  
Biodegradable poly(ester-amides) are synthesized from amino acids, diols and dicarboxylic acids where one or both of the diols and dicarboxylic acids contain unsaturation; e.g., from...
7863376 Thermally controlled particulate core migration within polymer matrix  
A composition is provided that includes a polymer matrix. A core having a core surface is embedded within the polymer matrix. A polymeric ligand passivates the core surface and has a moiety Y,...
7863408 Body fluid compatible and biocompatible resin  
A body fluid compatible and biocompatible resin for use in a medical treatment involving a contact of said resin with at least one member selected from the group consisting of a body fluid and a...
7858079 Tissue adhesives and sealants and method for their use  
Compositions provided by mixing a biotin-containing component and an avidin-containing component are useful as an adhesive or sealant for medical/surgical uses.
7858108 Elutable surface coating  
Elutable coatings comprising protein resistant components and bioactive agent on medical devices are disclosed. The elutable coatings comprise labile linkers that can be cleaved under controlled...
7851565 Stabilized polymeric thiol reagents  
Disclosed are water soluble polymeric reagents comprising the structure POLY-[Y—S—W]x, where POLY is a water soluble polymer; Y is a hydrocarbon-based spacer group, x is 1 to 25, and S—W is a thiol...
7851052 Coating system for sag resistant formaldehyde-free fibrous panels  
A coating system on a fibrous substrate, such as a fibrous ceiling panel, having a first surface and a second surface. A first coating is disposed on the first surface of the substrate and includes...
7847019 Functionalized polymers using protected thiols  
A process for the preparation of functional molecules using the thiol-ene coupling reaction and a process for the preparation of protected functional thiols, specifically thioesters is provided....
7838595 Water-soluble polymer alkanals  
The present invention is directed to alkanal derivatives of water-soluble polymers such as poly(ethylene glycol), their corresponding hydrates and acetals, and to methods for preparing and using...
7834088 Thioester-terminated water soluble polymers and method of modifying the N-terminus of a polypeptide therewith  
The invention provides reagents and methods for conjugating a polymer specifically to the α-amine of a polypeptide. The invention provides monofunctional, bifunctional, and multifunctional PEGs ...
7833979 Toxin peptide therapeutic agents  
Disclosed is a composition of matter of the formula (X1)a—(F1)d—(X2)b—(F2)e—(X3)c (I) and multimers thereof, in which F1 and F2 are half-life extending moieties, and d and e are each indepen...
7833978 Thrombomodulin derivatives and conjugates  
The transmembrane human protein thrombomodulin (TM), as a critical regulator of the protein C pathway, represents the major anticoagulant mechanism that is operative in both normal and injured...
7820759 Micellar preparation containing sparingly water-soluble anticancer agent and novel block copolymer  
A novel micellar preparation in which the solubility of a sparingly water-soluble anticancer agent has been heightened and which after intravenous administration, enables a high blood concentration...
7786213 Biomacromolecule polymer conjugates  
Chemical polymerization procedures initiated by, and proceeding from, a biomolecule, particularly a protein, for the formation of biomolecule-polymer conjugates, particularly protein-polymer...
7767756 Composite materials containing keratin  
The application describes materials derived from keratin proteins in combination with polymers, either as intimate mixtures with water soluble polymers, or as chemically bound copolymers. The...
7749957 Clay-binding peptides and methods of use  
Combinatorially generated peptides are provided that have binding affinity for clay. The peptides may be used to deliver benefit agents to various clay surfaces.
7728069 Reactive cyclic carbonates and ureas used for modifying biomolecules, polymers, and surfaces  
Disclosed are reactive cyclic carbonates and ureas of formula (I) or (II), wherein R and X have the meaning indicated in the description. Said carbonates and ureas allow functional groups to be...
7713637 Coating containing PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid polymer  
Provided herein are a coating or a device (e.g., absorbable stent) that includes a PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid biocompatible polymer and the methods of use thereof.
7714063 Solid support for Fmoc-solid phase synthesis of peptides  
The present invention provides compositions and processes for the solid phase synthesis of polypeptides. In particular, the present invention provides solid supports and processes for preparing...
7687608 Methods for reducing the mitogenicity of lectin compositions  
Methods for reducing the T-cell mitogenicity of lectin compositions are provided. In one aspect this is achieved by chemically modifying mitogenic lectin compositions under optimized conditions....
7635734 Photochemical activation of surfaces for attaching biomaterial  
A water-soluble photo-activatable polymer including: a photo-activatable group adapted to be activated by an irradiation source and to form a covalent bond between the water-soluble...
7629437 Fluorogenic materials and uses thereof  
A method is presented for the preparation and use of fluorogenic peptide substrates that allows for the configuration of general substrate libraries to rapidly identify the primary and extended...