The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel comprising: hyaluronic acid, and liposomes physically crosslinked to hyaluronic acid, wherein said hydrogel encapsulates a cell type or a plurality of cell types. The hydrogel of the present disclosure shows a positive therapeutic effect in the treatment or therapy of multiple sclerosis. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a hydrogel and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient/carrier are also disclosed.

Provided herein are therapeutic acrylate compounds useful as medical adhesives, comprising a therapeutic agent covalently linked to a methacrylate or cyanoacrylate moiety. Adhesive compositions and kits, such as liquid sutures and bone cement also are provided along with uses for the compositions.

A layered microneedle device can have successively stacked layers that each include microneedles and perforations positioned between the microneedles. The layers can be stacked to permit microneedles of a lower layer to extend through the perforations of an upper layer. Thus, microneedles of successively stacked layers can extend away from individual layers in a common direction.

Lubricious hydrophilic coatings and methods of making the same.

The present invention relates to antimicrobial formulations comprising Vitamin D as carrier loaded with an antibiotic. More specifically, the present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions comprising vitamin D as carrier loaded with an antibiotic for controlling infections and managing potentially infected wounds or infected wounds or treating infected implants used in orthopaedic surgery and various other conditions leading to healing of the wounds and avoidance of development of antibacterial resistance and avoiding complications related to the use of prolonged antibiotics by systemic route.

Disclosed herein are compositions to facilitate bone growth, formation, and/or repair. Methods of using and making the compositions are also disclosed.

Medical device are provided for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tissue. The medical device has a layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device. The layer contains a therapeutic agent and an additive. In certain embodiments, the additive has a hydrophilic part and a drug affinity part, wherein the drug affinity part is at least one of a hydrophobic part, a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by hydrogen bonding, and a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by van der Waals interactions. In embodiments, the additive is water-soluble. In further embodiments, the additive is at least one of a surfactant and a chemical compound, and the chemical compound has a molecular weight of from 80 to 750 or has more than four hydroxyl groups.

The present invention relates to fatty acid-grafted hyaluronic acid (FA-g-HA), and a sterile microsphere-based dermal filler formulation and a sterile crosslinked hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler formulation each comprising the FA-g-HA. The present invention further relates to processes for the preparation of the FA-g-HA and the dermal filler formulations comprising the FA-g-HA, and their use in cosmetic applications.

The present invention is directed to a polymer comprising a first hyaluronic acid (HA) chain and a second HA chain crosslinked via a linker comprising an unsaturated moiety or a derivative thereof coupled to a tetrazine moiety or a derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the polymer of the invention is characterized by having a crosslinking degree of 0.2 to 4%.

The present disclosure provides a composite dressing comprising a combination of porous matrix and fabric substrate wherein at least one of said porous matrix and fabric substrate is composed biomaterial(s) and wherein the fabric substrate is at least partially embedded in the porous matrix. Further, the disclosure provides a method for preparation of said composite dressing, wherein said method enables production of the composite dressing having cohesive bonding between porous matrix and fabric support without use of any adhesive, stitching or chemical crosslinking agent between the two layers. The composite dressing exhibits high peel strength in both dry and wet conditions and has applications such as hemostatic dressings for deep cavity wounds, puncture wounds, post-partum hemorrhage and internal hemostatic agents.