AUGMENTED BIOCONTAINMENT MATERIALS AND AUGMENTED BIOCONTAINMENT ENCLOSURES
A biocontainment vessel includes a vessel structure including a structural composition and an enhancement composition associated with the structural composition. The enhancement composition includes a co-polymer. The co-polymer is a poly(glycerol sebacate) or a poly(glycerol sebacate urethane). The enhancement composition may also include an augmentation agent associated with the co-polymer. The enhancement composition is located with respect to the structural composition such that the enhancement composition benefits biological cells contained in the biocontainment vessel. A composition includes a co-polymer and an augmentation agent contained by the co-polymer. A method of containing biological cells includes placing the biological cells in an augmented biocontainment vessel and storing them in the augmented biocontainment vessel under predetermined conditions. An augmented substrate includes a substrate and an enhancement composition coating a surface of the substrate.
1 . A filtration system comprising a plurality of fibers coated with a coating comprising a co-polymer selected from the group consisting of a poly(glycerol sebacate) and a poly(glycerol sebacate urethane) and an augmentation agent associated with the co-polymer.
2 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the co-polymer is poly(glycerol sebacate).
3 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the co-polymer is poly(glycerol sebacate urethane).
4 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the augmentation agent is physically mixed with the co-polymer.
5 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the augmentation agent is chemically attached to the co-polymer.
6 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the coating is an affinity coating for toxins.
7 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the coating is an affinity coating for biologics separation, biologics harvest, or biologics neutralization.
8 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the coating is a buffer coating.
9 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the coating protects against hemoglobin scavenging of nitrous oxide.
10 . The filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the augmentation agent comprises a nutrient.
11 . A method comprising coating a plurality of fibers of a filtration system with a coating comprising a co-polymer selected from the group consisting of a poly(glycerol sebacate) and a poly(glycerol sebacate urethane) and an augmentation agent associated with the co-polymer.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the co-polymer is poly(glycerol sebacate).
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the co-polymer is poly(glycerol sebacate urethane).
14 . The method of claim 11 further comprising physically mixing the augmentation agent with the co-polymer to form the coating.
15 . The method of claim 11 further comprising chemically attaching the augmentation agent to the co-polymer.
16 . A composition comprising a plurality of fibers coated with a coating comprising a co-polymer selected from the group consisting of a poly(glycerol sebacate) and a poly(glycerol sebacate urethane) and an augmentation agent associated with the co-polymer.
17 . The coating of claim 16 , wherein the co-polymer is poly(glycerol sebacate).
18 . The coating of claim 16 , wherein the co-polymer is poly(glycerol sebacate urethane).
19 . The coating of claim 16 , wherein the augmentation agent is physically mixed with the co-polymer.
20 . The coating of claim 16 , wherein the augmentation agent is chemically attached to the co-polymer.