FIBRINOGEN COMPOSITION, METHOD AND WOUND ARTICLES
Disclosed is a fibrinogen composition. The fibrinogen composition comprises denatured fibrinogen hydrogel having a fibrinogen concentration ranging from 0.1 to 15 wt.-% and a fibrinogen hydrogel forming salt at a concentration less than a threshold concentration to form the fibrinogen hydrogel. In some examples, the fibrinogen composition is dehydrated denatured fibrinogen hydrogel, where the fibrinogen composition comprises salt at a concentration no greater than 20 wt.-%.
1 . A fibrinogen composition comprising
denatured fibrinogen hydrogel having a fibrinogen concentration ranging from 0.1 to 15 wt.-%;
fibrinogen hydrogel forming salt at a concentration less than a threshold concentration to form the fibrinogen hydrogel.
2 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 1 , wherein the fibrinogen composition comprises at least 50 wt.-% water.
3 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 1 , wherein the fibrinogen hydrogel forming salt concentration is less than 0.45 wt-% of the fibrinogen composition.
4 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 1 , wherein the fibrinogen hydrogel forming salt comprises sodium citrate optionally in combination with sodium chloride.
5 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 1 , further comprising a plasticizer.
6 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 5 wherein the plasticizer comprises a sugar alcohol, an alkane diol, or a combination thereof.
7 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 1 , further comprising a carrier material in an amount ranging from 0.1 to about 50 wt.-%.
8 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 7 wherein the carrier material comprises a water-soluble polymer.
9 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 8 , wherein the water-soluble polymer comprises polymerized units of N-vinyl lactam polymer.
10 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 7 , wherein the carrier material further comprises a swelling agent.
11 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 1 , wherein the fibrinogen composition is at least partially dehydrated.
12 . A fibrinogen composition comprising
dehydrated denatured fibrinogen hydrogel;
wherein the fibrinogen composition comprises salt at a concentration no greater than 20 wt.-%.
13 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 12 , wherein the fibrinogen composition comprises at least 5 wt.-% fibrinogen.
14 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 12 , wherein the fibrinogen composition comprises less than 50 wt.-% water.
15 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 12 , wherein the salt concentration is less than 15, 10, or 5 wt.-% of the fibrinogen composition.
16 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 12 , further comprising a plasticizer.
17 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 12 , further comprising a carrier material.
18 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 17 , wherein the fibrinogen composition is interdispersed with 0.5 to 99 wt.-% of the carrier material.
19 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 17 , wherein the fibrinogen composition is disposed on the carrier material.
20 . The fibrinogen composition of claim 17 , wherein the carrier material comprises a water-soluble polymer.