Abstract: The invention relates to a biodegradable polymer comprising a plurality of releasable bioactive moieties, the releasable bioactive moieties being pendant from and covalently bonded to the biodegradable polymer backbone, wherein the biodegradable polymer backbone is formed from monomeric units that are each coupled via a biodegradable moiety, and wherein the bioactive moieties are capable of being released at a rate equal to or faster than the rate of biodegradation of the polymer backbone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 14, 2013
Date of Patent:
August 9, 2016
Assignee:
POLYACTIVA PTY LTD.
Inventors:
Michael Shane O'Shea, Florian Hans Maximillian Graichen, Russell John Tait, Heng Chy Taing, Justine Leigh Jeffery
Abstract: The invention relates to a biodegradable polymer comprising a plurality of releasable bioactive moieties, the releasable bioactive moieties being pendant from and covalently bonded to the biodegradable polymer backbone, wherein the biodegradable polymer backbone is formed from monomeric units that are each coupled via a biodegradable moiety, and wherein the bioactive moieties are capable of being released at a rate equal to or faster than the rate of biodegradation of the polymer backbone.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 14, 2013
Publication date:
February 13, 2014
Applicant:
POLYACTIVA PTY LTD.
Inventors:
Michael Shane O'Shea, Florian Hans Maximillian Graichen, Russell John Tait, Heng Chy Taing, Justine Leigh Jeffery
Abstract: The invention relates to a biodegradable polymer comprising a plurality of releasable bioactive moieties, the releasable bioactive moieties being pendant from and covalently bonded to the biodegradable polymer backbone, wherein the biodegradable polymer backbone is formed from monomeric units that are each coupled via a biodegradable moiety, and wherein the bioactive moieties are capable of being released at a rate equal to or faster than the rate of biodegradation of the polymer backbone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 8, 2011
Date of Patent:
September 17, 2013
Assignee:
Polyactiva Pty Ltd.
Inventors:
Michael Shane O'Shea, Florian Hans Maximilian Graichen, Russell John Tait, Heng Chy Taing, Justine Leigh Jeffery