NATIVE PROTEIN MIMETIC FIBERS, FIBER NETWORKS AND FABRICS FOR MEDICAL USE - Patent 1274469

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EP 1 274 469 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.02.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	15.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/03

(21)	Application number: 01928716.8

(22)	Date of filing: 20.04.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61L 27/22, A61L 27/24, A61L 27/50, A61L 15/32

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0112/918

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0108/0921 (01.11.2001 Gazette 2001/44)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

20.04.2000 US 198792 P
28.07.2000 US 221828 P

(71)	Applicant: Emory University
	Atlanta, Georgia 30322 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHAIKOF, Elliot, L. Atlanta, GA 30350 (US) CONTICELLO, Vincent Atlanta, GA 30307 (US) HUANG, Lei Duluth, GA 30097 (US) NAGAPUDI, Karthik Atlanta, GA 30318 (US)

(74)	Representative: Fisher, Adrian John et al
	CARPMAELS & RANSFORD43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)

(54)	NATIVE PROTEIN MIMETIC FIBERS, FIBER NETWORKS AND FABRICS FOR MEDICAL USE