End-capped polymers and compositions containing such compounds
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1. A composition comprising:
- (i) a soluble product extracted from demineralized bone and (ii) a carrier comprising a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triblock copolymer wherein both terminal hydroxyl groups in the triblock copolymer have been replaced with terminal methoxy groups and wherein the polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triblock copolymer is derived from a dilithium salt of a dihydroxy starting material, and wherein the compound has no hydroxyl groups.
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Abstract
End-capped polymers, methods for making those end-capped polymers, compositions containing those end-capped polymers, and methods for using those compositions are disclosed. One of the disclosed end-capped copolymers has the formula (I):
and may be combined with natural or synthetic bone minerals, bone tissue, collagen tissue, bone protein or combinations or derivatives of those materials to form a tissue repair composition.
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1. A composition comprising:
- (i) a soluble product extracted from demineralized bone and (ii) a carrier comprising a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triblock copolymer wherein both terminal hydroxyl groups in the triblock copolymer have been replaced with terminal methoxy groups and wherein the polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triblock copolymer is derived from a dilithium salt of a dihydroxy starting material, and wherein the compound has no hydroxyl groups.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 37, 38)
- 25. A composition comprising (i) at least one material of demineralized bone powder, bone chips, insoluble product, hydroxylapatite, tricalcium phosphate, biphasic calcium phosphate, or calcium sulfate, wherein the material is coated by a soluble product extracted from demineralized bone and (ii) a carrier comprising a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triblock copolymer wherein both terminal hydroxyl groups in the triblock copolymer have been replaced with terminal methoxy groups.
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41. A composition comprising:
- (i) an osteogenic agent and (ii) a carrier comprising a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triblock copolymer wherein both terminal hydroxyl groups in the triblock copolymer have been replaced with terminal methoxy groups and wherein the polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene triblock copolymer is derived from a dilithium salt of a dihydroxy starting material, and wherein the compound has no hydroxyl groups.
- View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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