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8053216 Bacterial cellulose-containing formulations  
A new method to produce formulations of bacterial cellulose that exhibit improved viscosity-modifying properties particularly with low energy applied to effectuate viscosity changes therewith is...
7893038 Oral immunostimulation of mammals birds and reptiles from (1-4) linked β-D-mannuronic acid  
An oral, immunostimulating material for mammals, birds, and reptiles comprising an immunostimulating amount of an alginate having a M content of at least 40% and an acceptable carriers.
7838641 Process for the production of alginate having a high mannuronic acid-content  
The present invention concerns a process for the production of alginate having a mannuronic acid-content of at least 80 mole %, wherein said alginate is produced by: a) adding algae or seaweed to...
7816340 Oral immunostimulation of fish from (1-4) linked β-D-mannuronic acid  
An oral, immunostimulating material for mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles comprising an immunostimulating amount of an alginate having a M content of at least 40% and an acceptable carriers.
7790699 Self-gelling alginate systems and uses thereof  
Kits and compositions for producing an alginate gel are disclosed. The kits and compositions comprise soluble alginate and insoluble alginate/gelling ion particles. Methods for dispensing a...
7265098 Polyacid/polyalkylene oxide gels and methods for their delivery  
The present invention relates to improved methods for delivering bioadhesive, bioresorbable, anti-adhesion compositions. Antiadhesion compositions can be made of intermacromolecular complexes of...
7112555 Use of glycuronic polysaccharides and oligosaccharides as phytosanitary products and/or fertiliser  
This invention concerns the use of compounds selected among 1,4β-D-glucuronans, and/or glycuronic polysaccharides derived from polymers of formula (I), and whereof the number of saccharide units ...
7101862 Hemostatic compositions and methods for controlling bleeding  
The invention provides hemostatic compositions useful to promote hemostasis at active bleeding wound sites. The hemostatic compositions typically include an article containing cellulose, e.g.,...
7008476 Modified alginic acid of alginic acid derivatives and thermosetting anti-reflective compositions thereof  
Modified alginic acid or alginic acid derivatives and anti-reflective coatings based on thereon are described.
6869938 Compositions of polyacids and polyethers and methods for their use in reducing adhesions  
The present invention relates to improved methods for making and using bioadhesive, bioresorbable, anti-adhesion compositions made of intermacromolecular complexes of carboxyl-containing...
6846924 Method of producing an absorbent material, an absorbent material and absorbent articles including the material in question  
The present invention relates to a method of producing polysaccharide fibres (8), wherein the polysaccharide is dissolved and the solution is sprayed into a bath (7) which contains a water-miscible...
6790840 Reversibly cross-linked hydrogels  
A hydrogel composition and methods of preparing and using the same are disclosed. The hydrogel composition comprises an oxidized polysaccharide, and a cross-linker having at least two functional...
6747015 Low molecular weight polymannuronate  
Disclosed is a polymannuronate composition including polymannuronate having molecular weight from about 4,000 to about 500,000 in a high purity. The composition can be used in producing nutritional...
6693089 Reducing adhesion  
A method of reducing adhesion at a site of trauma includes forming a film from an alginate solution, contacting the film with a cross-linking solution to form a cross-linked mechanically stable...
6642363 Polymers containing polysaccharides such as alginates or modified alginates  
Materials which contain polysaccharide chains, particularly alginate or modified alginate chains. The polysaccharide chains may be included as side chains or auxiliary chains from a backbone...
6602990 Process for the production of a porous cross-linked polysaccharide gel and its use as a gel filtration media and in chromatography  
A process for the production of a porous cross-linked polysaccharide gel and a gel obtainable by the following steps: a) preparing a solution or dispersion of the polysaccharide; b) adding a...
6596699 Nucleic acid coating compositions and methods  
A nucleic acid coating composition including a polyanion bound, directly or through one or more intermediates, to a medical device surface, with a condensate comprising a polycation and nucleic...
6440940 Bioresorbable alginate derivatives  
The invention provides oxidized alginates that are bioresorbable. The oxidized alginates are prepared by controlled oxidation of alginates with nitrogen tetroxide or the like, The invention also...
6407226 Use of G-block polysaccharides  
The use of G-block polysaccharides as a modulator for the rheology in a mixture in which a gelling, water-soluble polysaccharide is a component to give the final product a changed viscosity,...
6387978 Medical devices comprising ionically and non-ionically crosslinked polymer hydrogels having improved mechanical properties  
Shaped-medical devices, e.g. stents, having improved mechanical properties and structural integrity are disclosed. The devices comprise shaped polymeric hydrogels which are both ionically and...
6333194 Hydrogel compositions for controlled delivery of virus vectors and methods of use thereof  
The invention relates to compositions and methods for delivering a virus vector to an animal. The compositions include compositions which comprise a hydrogel matrix (e.g. a collagen matrix which...
6303585 Cross-linked polysaccharide drug carrier  
A carrier and a method for preparing it are provided for use in the delivery of therapeutic agents. A polysaccharide is reacted with an oxidizing agent to open sugar rings on the polysaccharide to...
6281341 Hetero-polysaccharide conjugate and methods of making and using the same  
Disclosed and claimed are: a composition including at least one glycosaminoglycan, e.g., CIS, and at least one alginate, e.g., sodium alginate, wherein: the at least one glycosaminoglycan and/or...
6251176 Alginate flavoring in a powdered form  
An otherwise conventional powdered alginate impression material is improved by the admixture of flavoring in powdered form, rather than liquid form. By utilizing a powdered flavoring, rather than a...
6242584 Method for identifying mycobacterial species by comparative sequence analysis of rpoB gene  
The present invention relates to a method for detecting and identifying mycobacterial species which comprises steps of amplifying 342 bp of rpoB gene fragments from clinically isolated...
6184266 Medical devices comprising cross-linked hydrogels having improved mechanical properties  
Shaped medical devices, e.g. stents, having improved mechanical properties and structural integrity are disclosed. The devices comprise shaped polymeric hydrogels which are both ionically and...
6171360 Binder for injection molding of metal powder or ceramic powder and molding composition and molding method wherein the same is used  
The present invention relates to a molding method characterized by kneading a binder comprising an agar having an average molecular weight of 30,000 to 150,000 with a metal powder, a ceramic...
6121441 Procedure for producing uronic acid blocks from alginate  
A new procedure for producing block fractions from alginate, mainly G block alginate or M block alginate, by selective fractionated release of the M block fraction from the solid phase. MG block...
6090793 Non-mitogenic substance, its preparation and use  
Proposed is a mitogen-free substance comprising cross-linked copolymers including 10 to 90 mole % of guluronic acid, the balance being made up of mannuronic acid. The substance has a molecular...
5965070 Fractionated agaroid compositions, their preparation, and use  
A process for fractionating agaroid compositions by dissolving the agaroid in a glycol, precipitating a first fraction by cooling and precipitating a second fraction by incorporating a nonsolvent...
5856299 Highly reactive esters of carboxy polysaccharides and carboxy polysaccharides derived therefrom  
Provided are active esters of carboxy polysaccharides and semisynthetic derivatives of carboxy polysaccharides, wherein all or part of the carboxy groups thereof are esterified with an aromatic...
5847023 Thermal irreversible gel corneal contact lens formed in situ  
Balanced pH, thermo-irreversible gels comprising a polyoxyalkylene compound and an ionic polysaccharide are ideal materials for the formation of a protective contact lens over the cornea of the eye...
5820998 Coated paper and process for making the same  
A process of making a coated paper comprises the following steps: 1) providing a paper layer composed of a blend of pulp fibers and particulate material containing polyvalent metal cations, 2)...
5811531 Absorbent with stability against salts and process for production thereof  
Absorbents of the present invention can be obtained by reacting the vicinity of the surface of (A) polysaccharide particles with a (B) crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups which...
5767107 Compositions containing gluten and polysaccharides that contain uronic acid residues useful for encapsulating fats, oils and solids  
The present invention relates to compositions useful for encapsulating fats, oils or solids, comprising gluten and polysaccharides that contains uronic acid residues.
5756719 Double emulsion techniques for making novel compositions containing gluten and polysaccharides that contain uronic acid residues useful for encapsulating fats, oils and solids  
Method of making compositions comprising gluten and polysaccharides that contain uronic acid residues encapsulating fats, oils and solids comprising double emulsion techniques.
5738795 Compositions and methods for water clarification  
Copolymers of low molecular weight polysaccharides and cationic monomers, their method of production and method of using as water treatment agents are disclosed. Preferably the copolymer comprises...
5665582 Isolation of biological materials  
A method for the isolation and sorting of biological materials has been developed. Biological material includes chromosomes, segments of chromosomes, cell organelles, or other minute cellular...
5639467 Electrostatic process for manufacturing coated transplants and product  
An electrostatic process for coating a biological material with a uniform, continuous polymer layer by discharging a suspension of the biological material in a gellable coating polymer solution in...
5635609 Particles prepared by transacylation reaction between an esterified polysaccharide and a polyamine, methods of preparation therefor and compositions containing same  
Particles, preparation methods therefor, and compositions containing same. The particles include at least one esterified polysaccharide and at least one polyamine, as well as at least one gellable...
5627269 Process for the extraction of soluble polysaccharides  
Soluble polysaccharides such as pectin and carrageenan are extracted from vegetable matter by passing an extraction fluid through a fixed bed of the polysaccharide-containing vegetable material to...
5622718 Alginate-bioactive agent conjugates  
The invention is an alginate-bioactive agent conjugate connected via an acid labile biodegradable spacer linkage. The conjugate is effective for delivering bioactive agents to targets existing in...
5612411 Absorbent phycocolloids and a method for their manufacture  
Described is a method for preparing a water-swellable, substantially water-insoluble material. The method involves forming a first solution containing a water-soluble phycocolloid. The first...
5596084 Alginate gels  
The invention is a gel comprising water, sodium ions, calcium ions, and about 0.3 and 4% alginate, wherein the ratio of sodium ions to calcium ions is between about 15:1 to about 45:1. In a...
5585059 Water soluble algin fibers and production thereof  
There is disclosed water soluble algin fibers and such fibers which have antibiotics immobilized thereto. The water soluble algin fibers are produced by extruding an aqueous dope which contains...
5543514 Water-soluble sapphyrins  
Sapphyrins are provided having appended functional groups that render the sapphyrin water-soluble. Such water-soluble sapphyrins are useful for photodynamic therapy, for example.
5521292 Compositions comprising neutralized polysaccharide derivatives  
The present invention provides: (1) a polysaccharide derivative having hydrophilic functional groups and nitrate groups per one repeating unit in the following range: 0.2≤X≤1.5, 0.4≤Y≤2.2, X+Y<3 w...
5516666 Alginate oligosaccharide and method for producing the same  
This invention provides alginate oligosaccharides comprising calcium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by treating potassium alginate and/or sodium alginate with a...
5502082 Low density materials having good compression strength and articles formed therefrom  
A crosslinked, highly porous body derived from a water-soluble, hydrogel polymer, wherein the porous body is characterized in that it has an open-celled 3-dimensional lattice structure, a density...
5498702 Treated pectinic acid process and product  
A process for manufacturing a treated polyuronic acid. The process involves heating an aqueous dispersion of a polyuronic acid, such as a pectin, at a temperature above about 100° C. for an amount ...
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