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Patents Assigned to Board of Regents, Texas A&M University System

System for polymerizing collagen and collagen composites in situ for a tissue compatible wound sealant, delivery vehicle, binding agent and/or chemically modifiable matrix

Patent number: 6509031

Abstract: This invention relates to materials and methods for crosslinking, in situ, proteins, including collagen, with peroxidase, including horseradish peroxidase, to from biocompatible semi-solid gels useful in a number of biological and food product applications.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 15, 2000

Date of Patent: January 21, 2003

Assignee: Board of Regents, Texas A&M University System

Inventors: Douglas R. Miller, Ian R. Tizard, Jimmy T. Keeton, Jerry F. Prochaska