Inventors:
Stayce Beck - Menlo Park CA, US
David Myung - Santa Clara CA, US
Curtis W. Frank - Cupertino CA, US
Jennifer R. Cochran - Stanford CA, US
Michael T. Longaker - Atherton CA, US
George P. Yang - San Francisco CA, US
Daphne P. Ly - Palo Alto CA, US
Shira G. Mandel - Palo Alto CA, US
International Classification:
A61K 9/10, A61K 38/16
Abstract:
Interpenetrating network hydrogels are described that may be incorporated into wound dressings and/or in implants. The properties of the interpenetrating network hydrogel may be tuned to control an amount of moisture in a wound environment. The devices, methods, and kits described herein may be adapted to treat a variety of wound types at a variety of healing stages over a range of time scales. Some hydrogels may be configured to deliver one or more vulnerary agents to a wound. The interpenetrating network hydrogels may also be adapted to control a rate and/or amount of moisture uptake so that the hydrogels may be used as expandable implants to expand tissue.