Disclosed are hydrogels polymerized with or around a solid biofunctional moiety, biodegradable or permanent, designed to be implantable in a mammalian body, intended to block or mitigate the formation of tissue adhesions, and intended to aid in functional healing. The hydrogels of the present invention are characterized by comprising multiphasic structural elements: a) at least one gel phase, b) at least one solid phase, c) optional polymeric chains connecting gel and solid phases, d) optional shape designs that provide for an interpenetrating geometry between gels and solids, e) optional shape designs that enhance a tissue-hydrogel interface, and f) optional shape designs that provide a biofunctional aspect. The hydrophobicity of the various phases is chosen to reduce tissue adhesion and enhance tissue healing. The morphology of the polymers comprising the gel phase is typically of high molecular weight and has morphology that encourages entanglement. Useful polymeric structures include branching chains, comb or brush, and dendritic morphologies.
本发明公开了与固体
生物功能分子聚合或围绕固体
生物功能分子聚合的
水凝胶,可
生物降解或永久性,可植入哺乳动物体内,用于阻断或减轻组织粘连的形成,并有助于功能性愈合。本发明
水凝胶的特点是包含多相结构元素:a) 至少一个凝胶相;b) 至少一个固相;c) 连接凝胶和固相的任选聚合物链;d) 提供凝胶和固体之间相互渗透几何形状的任选形状设计;e) 增强组织-
水凝胶界面的任选形状设计;f) 提供
生物功能方面的任选形状设计。选择各种相的疏
水性是为了减少组织粘附性并促进组织愈合。构成凝胶相的聚合物形态通常具有高分子量,并具有促进缠结的形态。有用的聚合物结构包括分支链、梳状或刷状以及树枝状形态。