Crosslinked Thermoreversible Pluronic Hydrogels for Prosthetic Disc Nucleus Replacement
An easily injectable crosslinked hyaluronic acid-gelatin hydrogel that can be used as a prosthetic replacement for a spinal disc nucleus Background: When a spinal disc becomes damaged due to trauma or disease resulting in a disc herniation, it may become necessary to replace a natural spinal disc nucleus with a prosthesis. Such prostheses should preferably...
Published: 9/6/2024
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Inventor(s): Miriam Rafailovich, Raphael Davis, Divya Bhatnagar
Keywords(s): Gelatin, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrogels, Pluronic, Spinal Disc, Technologies, thermoreversible
Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Material and Composites, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
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