申请人:TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
公开号:US10821204B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
The present invention provides polymers which can be used as tissue supplements or lubricants in vivo. The inventive polymers can be used as tissue-interpenetrating hydrogel supplements, viscosupplements, tribosupplements, viscoelastics, tissue space fillers, and/or anti-adhesive agents. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive polymers and methods of using them including, for example, in the treatment of arthritic and injured synovial joints; in reconstruction or cosmetic procedures, intervertebral disc repair, treatment of vocal cord problems, treatment of urinary incontinence, and prevention of adhesion formation following abdominal or gynecological surgery or malfunction of naturally lubricious mucosal tissue.
本发明提供了可用作体内组织补充剂或润滑剂的聚合物。本发明聚合物可用作组织互穿性水凝胶补充剂、粘度补充剂、三重补充剂、粘弹剂、组织间隙填充剂和/或抗粘剂。本发明还提供了包含本发明聚合物的药物组合物和使用方法,例如用于治疗关节炎和受伤的滑膜关节;用于重建或美容手术、椎间盘修复、治疗声带问题、治疗尿失禁、防止腹部或妇科手术后粘连形成或天然润滑粘膜组织功能失常。