A bone cement paste containing a powder component comprising α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) particles having an average size greater than or equal to 9 μm, and a liquid component comprising blood is disclosed. A method for preparation of the phosphocalcic cement composition is also disclosed.

The disclosure provides a method of using blood or fractions thereof, e.g., serum, obtained from a mammal subjected to liver surgery, for example, obtained following a partial hepatectomy, to increase the engraftment, proliferation and/or functionality of cells on a biocompatible scaffold.

An osteogenic composition suitable for use in bone and soft tissue reparative procedures is provided for herein. Methods for preparing osteogenic composition from blood and bone marrow are also provided for. The osteogenic compositions contain therapeutically effective concentrations of one or more osteogenic agents such as BMP-2, TGF-β, PDGF and VEGF.

The invention relates to a scaffold material comprising a plurality of particles of a highly porous polymeric material, characterized in that said scaffold material becomes a shapeable paste once hydrated. The specific features of the particle material impart a special behavior to the scaffold, which can be easily shaped and even highly reversibly compressed, so that in certain aspects it can, if needed, be injected, said capacity to be shaped being maintained over a high range of hydration conditions. A particular aspect of the invention relates, therefore, to the use of such scaffold material for the manufacturing of shapeable body implants, such as breast implants, to the shapeable body implants themselves as well as to non-invasive methods for using thereof in creating or reconstructing a three-dimensional volume in a subject's body part.

The current invention relates to a method for the preparation of a gel-forming composition for parenteral administration, said method comprises the steps of admixing a mixture of mammalian derived plasma and hyaluronic acid or a salt or ester thereof with a source of calcium, and wherein said calcium source is added to said mixture such that the calcium concentration is between 0.2 and 1.4 mg/ml. The invention also relates to a composition obtained by the method.

Compositions are provided herein comprising a coacervate of a polycationic polymer, a polyanionic polymer, and platelet-rich plasma and/or serum, or a fraction or concentrate thereof. The composition is useful in wound healing. Compositions also are provided that comprise a hydrogel comprising TIMP-3; and a complex of a polycationic polymer, a polyanionic polymer, FGF-2 and SDF-1α embedded in the hydrogel, which is useful in treating a myocardial infarction.

A bone cement paste containing a powder component comprising α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) particles having an average size greater than or equal to 9 μm, and a liquid component comprising blood is disclosed. A method for preparation of the phosphocalcic cement composition is also disclosed.

The current invention relates to a composition for parenteral administration comprising a canine plasma and hyaluronic acid or a salt or ester thereof, wherein said plasma comprises lipids and/or phospholipids. The inventions also relates to a kit comprising one or more aliquots of a composition, said composition comprising a canine plasma comprising lipids and/or phospholipids and hyaluronic acid or a derivative thereof and optionally one or more pharmaceutical active ingredients, wherein said kit further comprises one or more aliquots of a calcium source, preferably a calcium chloride solution. The invention also pertains to the composition and kit of current invention for use in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.

The present invention relates to a glycosaminoglycan impregnated biopolymer-based scaffold implant for repairing and regeneration of damaged and diseased human menisci. The biopolymer can be any suitable natural or genetically engineered biopolymers. This scaffold implant has several advantages over prior art implants including higher biomechanical strength and lower surface friction. A method of making the scaffold implant is also disclosed.

The present application relates to a freeze-dried polymer composition containing chitosan and at least one lyoprotectant, a process for preparing a freeze-dried composition containing chitosan and at least one lyoprotectant and the use of a reconstituted freeze-dried chitosan composition to prepare implants for tissue repair.