An adhesive composition comprising a cyanoacrylate and a solidifying polymer. The composition may further comprise a hydrophilic material, e.g. silica particles, and/or one or more polymerisation inhibitors. The adhesive composition may be disposed on a surgical mesh. The surgical mesh carrying the adhesive composition may be used for hernia repair.

Method of making a musculoskeletal tissue reconstruction implant by warp knitting an implant of a biodegradable polymeric material to form a porous matrix or scaffold having a tensile stiffness at least by 50% lower than the tensile stiffness of the musculoskeletal tissue the implant is configured to reconstruct.

The present invention concerns a method to prepare a filler with a hyaluronic acid, which has improved properties of chemical-physical stability over time and optimal viscosity for cutaneous injection. In particular the method comprises a first step in which the hyaluronic acid is crosslinked, and a subsequent step for the neutralization and hydration of the crosslinked hyaluronic acid.

The present invention concerns a method to prepare a filler with a hyaluronic acid, which has improved properties of chemical-physical stability over time and optimal viscosity for cutaneous injection. In particular the method comprises a first step in which the hyaluronic acid is crosslinked, and a subsequent step for the neutralization and hydration of the crosslinked hyaluronic acid.

The present invention concerns a three-dimensional bipolymeric matrix deploying biological and biomechanical activity, able to neutralize the various physiopathological parameters involved in the development and worsening of skin lesions and/or sores, combining: a first polymeric network comprising first colloids (Col-1) bonded non-covalently to an unsulfated crosslinked polysaccharide; and a second polymeric network comprising second colloids (Col-2) bonded covalently or non-covalently to a sulfated polysaccharide.

A thiol-modified hyaluronan, wherein the thiol-modified hyaluronan comprises a plurality of modification groups with a thiol-group in the hyaluronan side-chains, wherein the modification group comprises an amino acid residue with basic side chain and a conjugated terminal naturally occurring amino-thiol as well as a sterile hydrogel composition comprising a crosslinked polymer, wherein the crosslinked polymer is an oxidation product of the thiol-modified hyaluronan and uses of the composition.

A tissue restoration composition in a colloidal phase, includes a copolymer in which a hydrophobic biocompatible polymer and a hydrophilic biocompatible polymer are polymerized and which is dispersed in water. The colloidal phase has increased viscosity by heating the copolymer dispersed in water. The colloidal phase has a viscosity, by the heating, of 20-200,000 cP.

Compositions and methods are provided for improved wound healing. In particular, provided herein are compositions and methods for the direct delivery of Sirtuin-1 (Sirt1) or vectors encoding Sirt1 to the wounds (e.g., of diabetic patients).

Compositions and methods for generating insulin-producing beta cells from pluripotent stem cells are provided. The compositions and methods of the present invention involve stepwise differentiation while the differentiating cells are cultured on a lung tissue-derived acellular scaffold.

The present patent document describes methods for enhancing the aesthetic appearance of a human face by injecting soft tissue filler material in the temporal region. The soft tissue filler material is injected into a subdermal plane; preferably from an injection site about 1 cm anterior to the apex of the tragus. A single injection may be performed on either side of the face.