| CPC C08B 37/0063 (2013.01) [C12P 13/08 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
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1. A method for preparing a glycosaminoglycan-soluble collagen copolymer comprising the steps of:
a) chemically grafting poly-L-lysine (PLL) to the glycosaminoglycan by reacting the glycosaminoglycan with PLL to produce a glycosaminoglycan-PLL gel;
b) chemically derivatizing soluble collagen by reacting a collagen solution at an alkaline pH with an acetylation agent to produce a collagen gel derivative;
c) mixing the glycosaminoglycan-PLL gel with the collagen gel derivative; and
d) adding a bifunctional acetylation agent to react with free amine groups on glycosaminoglycan-PLL and collagen gel derivative to produce a mixture of glycosaminoglycan-PLL-collagen gel, glycosaminoglycan-PLL polymer, and collagen gel derivative polymer,
wherein the glycosaminoglycan is selected from hyaluronic acid, heparosan, a salt of hyaluronic acid, a salt of heparosan, and combinations thereof.
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