Patents, Presentations and Papers Granted US Patents:

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4,228,045

10/14/80

METHOD OF ADHESION  OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS

4,292,111

9/29/81

METHOD OF ADHESION  OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS

4,284,536

8/18/81

COMPOSITION FOR ADHESION OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS

4,300,973

11/17/81

METHOD OF ADHESION  OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS

4,339,359

7/13/82

COMPOSITION FOR THE ADHESIONS OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS

4,523,003

6/11/85

STORAGE STABLE, ONE PACKAGE, HEAT CURABLE POLYUREA/URETHANE COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION

4,510,295

4/9/85

ABSORBABLE POLYMERS OF SUBSTITUTED BENZOIC ACID

4,532,928

8/6/85

SURGICAL SUTURES MADE FROM ABSORBABLE POLYMERS OF SUBSTITUTED BENZOIC ACID

4,546,152

10/8/85

POLY(P-DIOXANONE) POLYMERS HAVING IMPROVED RADIATION RESISTANCE

4,643,191

2/17/87

CRYSTALLINE COPOLYMERS OF P-DIOXANONE AND LACTIDE AND SURGICAL DEVICES MADE THEREFROM

4,649,921

3/17/87

POLY(P-DIOXANONE) POLYMERS HAVING IMPROVED RADIATION RESISTANCE

4,653,497

3/31/87

CRYSTALLINE P-DIOXANONE/GLYCOLIDE COPOLYMERS AND SURGICAL  DEVICES MADE THEREFROM

4,838,267

6/13/89

GLYCOLIDE/P-DIOXANONE BLOCK COPOLYMERS

4,994,074

2/19/91

COPOLYMERS OF e-CAPROLACTONE ,GLYCOLIDE AND GLYCOLIC ACID  FOR SUTURE COATINGS

5,007,923

4/16/91

CRYSTALLINE  COPOLYMERS OF AMORPHOUS (LACTIDE/GLYCOLIDE)AND P-DIOXANONE

5,019,094

5/28/91

CRYSTALLINE COPOLYMERS OF P-DIOXANONE AND POLY(ALKYLENE OXIDES)

5,037,950

8/6/91

BIOABSORBABLE COPOLYMERS  OF POLYALKYLENE CARBONATE/P-DIOXANONE FOR SUTURES AND COATINGS

5,047,048

9/10/91

CRYSTALLINE COPOLYMERS OF P-DIOXANONE AND CAPROLACTONE

5,076,807

12/31/91

RANDOM COPOLYMERS OF P-DIOXANONE, LACTIDE AND/OR GLYCOLIDE AS COATING COPOLYMERS FOR SURGICAL FILAMENTS

5,089,013

2/18/92

SUTURE COATED WITH POLYVINYL ESTER

5,100,433

3/31/92

SUTURE COATED WITH A COPOLYMER COATING COMPOSITION

5,133,739

7/28/92

SEGMENTED  COPOLYMERS OF CAPROLACTONE AND GLYCOLIDE

5,147,383

9/15/92

SUTURE COATED WITH POLYVINYL ESTER

5,371,176

12/6/94

CASTOR OIL POLYMERS

5,411,554

5/2/95

LIQUID FILLED ENVELOPES FOR USE AS SURGICAL IMPLANTS

5,427,778

6/27/95

GEL FORMULATIONS CONTANING GROWTH FACTORS AND ACRYLAMID POLYMER

5,442,032

8/15/95

COPOLYMERS OF 1,4-DIOXEPANE-2-ONE and 1,5,8,12-TETRAOXACYCLOTETRADECANE-7,14-DIONE

5,442,033

8/15/95

LIQUID COPOLYMERS OF CAPROLACTONE/LACTIDE

5,464,929

11/7/95

ABSORBABLE  POLYOXAESTERS

5,468,253

11/21/95

ELASTOMERIC MEDICAL DEVICES

5,470,340

11/28/95

COPOLYMERS OF(p-DIOXANONE/GLYCOLIDE and/or LACTIDE)

5,595,751

01/21/97

ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES and/or AMIDO GROUPS

5,597,579

01/28/97

BLENDS OF ABSORBABLE  POLYOXAAMIDES

5,599,852

02/04/97

INJECTABLE MICRODISPERSIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE  REPAIR AND AUGMENTATION

5,607,687

 03/04/97

POLYMER BLENDS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS

5,618,552

04/08/97

ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS

5,620,698

04/15/97

BLENDS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES AND/OR AMIDO GROUPS

5,631,015

05/20/97

LIQUID ABSORBABLE COPOLYMERS FOR PARENTERAL APPLICATIONS


5,633,343

05/27/97

HIGH STRENGTH, FAST ABSORBING, MELT PROCESSABLE, GLYCOLIDE RICH, POLY(GLYCOLIDE-CO-p-DIOXANONE) COPOLYMERS

5,639,851

06/17/97

HIGH STRENGTH, MELT PROCESSABLE, LACTIDE-RICH, POLY(LACTIDE-CO-p-DIOXANONE) COPOLYMERS

5,645,850

07/08/97

BLENDS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAAMIDES

5,648,088

07/15/97

BLENDS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES AND/OR AMIDE GROUPS

5,653,992

08/05/97

LIQUID ABSORBABLE COPOLYMERS FOR PARENTERAL APPLICATIONS

5,674,921

10/07/97

RADIATION-CURABLE, URETHANE-ACRYLATE PREPOLYMERS AND CROSSLINKED POLYMERS

5,698,213

12/16/97

HYDROGELS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS

5,700,583

12/23/97

HYDROGELS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXESTERS CONTAINING AMINES OR AMIDO GROUPS

5,703,200

12/30/97

ABSORBABLE COPOLYMERS AND BLENDS OF 6,6-DIALKYL-1,4-DIOXEPAN-2-ONE AND ITS CYCLIC DIMER

5,713,920

02/03/98

ELASTOMERIC MEDICAL DEVICE

5,714,551

02/03/98

HIGH STRENGTH, MELT PROCESSABLE, LACTIDE-RICH, POLY(LACTIDE-CO-p-DIOXANONE) COPOLYMERS

5,728,752

02/17/98

INJECTABLE MICRODISPERSIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND AUGMENTATION

5,824,333

10/20/98

INJECTABLE LIQUID COPOLYMERS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND AGGMENTATION

5,844,017

12/01/98

PREPOLYMERS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES AND/OR AMIDO GROUPS

5,859,150

01/12/99

PREPOLYMERS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS

5,868,788

02/09/99

HIGH STRENGTH, MELT PROCESSABLE, LACTIDE-RICH, POLY(LACTIDE-CO-p-DIOXANONE) COPOLYMERS

5,951,997

09/14/99

ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS OF e-CAPROLACTONE, p-DIOXANONE AND GLYCOLIDE

5,962,023

10/05/99

HYDROGELS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAAMIDES


6,031,018

02/29/2000

SOLVENTLESS TIPPING OF BRAIDED SURGICAL LIGATURE

6,074,660

06/13/2000

ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES AND/OR AMIDO GROUPS

6,100,346

08/08/2000

COPOLYMERS OF POLYOXAAMIDES

6,113,624

09/05/2000

ABSORBABLE ELASTOMERIC POLYMER

6,147,168

11/14/2001

COPOLYMERS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS

6,224,894

05/01/2001

COPOLYMERS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS

6,251,435

06/26/2001

HYDROGELS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAAMIDES

6,325,810

12/04/2001

FOAM BUTTRESS FOR STAPLING APPARATUS

6,335,383

01/01/2002

MICRODISPERSIONS FOR COATING SURGICAL DEVICES

6,372,256

04/16/2002

HYDROGELS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAMIDES

6,403,655

06/11/2002

METHOD OF PREVENTINGADHESIONS WITH ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS

6,458,385

10/01/2002

HYDROGELS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAMIDES

6,712,838

03/30/2004

BRAIDED SUTURE WITH IMPROVED KNOT STRENGTH AND PROCESS TO PRODUCE THE SAME

6,794,484

09/21/2004 CRYSTALLIZABLE POLYLACTONE COPOLYMERS PREPARED FROM MONO- AND DI-FUNCTIONAL POLYMERIZATION INITIATORS
6,831,149 12/14/2004 POLYMERIZATION PROCESS USING MONO- AND DI-FUNCTIONAL INITIATORS TO PREPARE FAST CRYSTALLIZING POLYLACTONE COPOLYMERS
6,932,974 8/23/2005 METHOD OF PREVENTING ADHESIONS WITH ABSORBABALE POLYOXAESTERS

Chapters in Books:

1.      Rao S. Bezwada, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski and Kevin Cooper "Poly(p-Dioxanone) and its Copolymers" in Handbook of Biodegradable Polymer, Harwood Academic Publishers, Australia, 1997, Abraham J. Domb, Joseph Kost, David M. Wiseman, eds., Chapter 2, pages 29-61.

2.      Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Rao S. Bezwada, and Shalaby W. Shalaby "Copolymerization of Glycolide with Polymeric Radiostabilizers for the Preparation of Radiation Sterilizable Braided Sutures", in Irradiation of Polymeric Materials; Process, Mechanisms, and Applications, ACS Symposium Series No. 527; American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 1993; Chapter 21.

Presentations:

Las Vegas, 1982 National ACS Meeting

Dallas. Texas, 1989 National ACS Meeting

Charleston, SC, May 1990 Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials

Scottsdale,  Arizona,  May 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials

Alabama, GA, May 1993 Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials

Invited Speaker at the fall 1991 Lecture Series, "Advances in Biotechnology and Bioengineering" sponsored by the North Jersey section of American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Delivered a talk entitled, "Synthetic Absorbable Polymers for Biomedical Applications".

Invited Speaker at the US-Australia Bilateral Workshop on "Radiation Effects on Polymeric Materials", August 18-22, 1991, sponsored by the Australia Department of Science and the US National Science Foundation at Stanford University. Delivered a talk entitled, "Copolymerization of Glycolide with Polymeric Radiostabilizers for the Preparation of Radiation Sterilizable Absorbable Braided Sutures".

Visiting professor at Stevens Institute of Technology and taught graduate courses in polyurethane chemistry during 1981-1982 and 1983-84 fall semesters. 

Technical Publications:

R.S. Bezwada and S.S. Stivala, "Selective reaction of Isocyanates with the Amino groups of 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1,3-Propane diol", J. Chem. Eng. Data, 25, 292 (1980).

R.S. Bezwada and S.S. Stivala, "Synthesis and Characterization of Model Comb-Branched Polyurethanes", ACS National  Spring Meeting, 278-279, 23, (1982).

R.S. Bezwada and S.S. Stivala, "Synthesis and Characterization of Model Comb-Branched Polyurethanes: 1. Synthesis of Model Comb-Branched Polyurethanes", Polymer Communications, 84, 26, (1985).

R.S. Bezwada and S.S. Stivala, "Synthesis and Characterization of Model Comb-Branched Polyurethanes: 2. Dilute Solution and Viscoelastic Properties",  Polymer Communications, 91, 26, (1985).

R.S. Bezwada, S.W. Shalaby, and  H.D. Newman Jr., "Bioabsorbable Fibers of p-Dioxanone Copolymers", Agric. Synth. Polym.-ACS Symp. Ser., 433, 167-173 (1990).

R.S. Bezwada, S.W. Shalaby, H.D. Newman Jr., and A. Kafrawy, "Bioabsorbable copolymers of p-Dioxanone and Lactide for surgical Devices", Transactions of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 1990, XV, 194.

R.S. Bezwada, S.W. Shalaby, and H.D. Newman Jr., "Bioabsorbable copolymers of p-Dioxanone: Effect of Composition and Microstructure of physical and biological properties of Copolymeric p-Dioxanone/Glycolide Fibers", 197th ACS National Meeting, 197, 39 BTEC (1989).

D.F. Koelmel, D.D. Jamiolkowski, S.W. Shalaby, and R.S. Bezwada, "Low Modulus Radiation Sterilizable Monofilament Sutures", Polym. Prepr. 1991, 32 (2) 235.

D.D. Jamiolkowski, S.W. Shalaby, R.S. Bezwada, and H.D. Newman Jr., "Bioabsorbable Block Copolymers of p-Dioxanone and Glycolide For Surgical Devices", Transactions of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 1990, XV, 193.

R.S. Bezwada, and D.D. Jamiolkowski, "Radiation Sterilizable Bioabsorbable Sutures" Transactions of the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 1991, XIV, 186.

R.S. Bezwada, and D.D. Jamiolkowski, "Segmented Copolymers of e-Caprolactone and Glycolide For New Absorbable Monofilament Sutures", Transactions of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 1993, XVI, 40.

Rao S. Bezwada,  Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, and In-Young Lee, "Preparation, Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination (ADME) of 14C Labeled MONOCRYL Suture", Transactions of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 1995, XVIII, 209.

Rao S. Bezwada, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, In-Young Lee, Vishvaroop Agarwal, Joseph Persivale, Susan Trenka-Benthin, Modesto Erneta, Jogendra Suryadevara, Alan Yang, and    Sylvia Liu, "MONOCRYLÔ Suture, a New Ultra-Pliable Absorbable Monofilament Suture",    BIOMATERIALS 16, 1141-1148 (1995)

Rao S. Bezwada and Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, “Hydrophilic Synthetic Absorbable Polyoxa-esters”, Transactions of the Sixth World Biomaterials Congress (2000) Vol. 2, page 430.


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