Patents Assigned to National Heart Center
  • Composition derived from biological materials and method of use and preparation
    Patent number: 7407672
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel composition and methods of its preparation and uses. The composition comprises as main components serum and a gelling agent and is useful in various medical applications. The composition may be used to coat a medical device, as a biological glue, or as dressings, membranes, scaffolding or hydrogel useful in bioengineering applications. One or more therapeutic products may be added to the composition and the composition is also a vehicle for delivery of therapeutic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignees: National Heart Center, National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Vijay Gopal Reddy Peddareddigari, Tai Tian Lim, Reida Menshawe El Oakley
  • Composition derived from biological materials and method of use and preparation
    Publication number: 20040086496
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel composition and methods of its preparation and uses. The composition comprises as main components serum and a gelling agent and is useful in various medical applications. The composition may be used to coat a medical device, as a biological glue, or as dressings, membranes, scaffolding or hydrogel useful in bioengineering applications. One or more therapeutic products may be added to the composition and the composition is also a vehicle for delivery of therapeutic products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicants: National University of Singapore, National Heart Center
    Inventors: Vijay Gopal Reddy Peddareddigari, Tai Tian Lim, Reida Menshawe El Oakley