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US 12,365,794 · App. 17/416,766 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Nanocomposites comprising biodegradable polymers and inorganic nanoparticles, methods of preparation and uses thereof

Inventors: Reshef Tenne (Rehovot, IL); Hila Shalom (Rehovot, IL); Noa Lachman Senesh (Rishon LeZion, IL)
Assignees: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.; Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
C08L67/04B29C64/118B29C71/02B29C2071/022B29K2067/046B82Y40/00C08K3/045C08K2201/005C08K2201/011
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Patent No.
US 12,365,794
App. No.
17/416,766
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention is directed to nanocomposite comprising biodegradable polymers and inorganic nanoparticles or nanotubes, methods of preparation and uses thereof.

Claims (35)

1. A completely dried nanocomposite comprising a polymer and an anhydrous MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes; wherein said polymer is selected from poly(lactic acid), poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) or a combination thereof,

wherein M is Mo, W, Ta or Nb; and X is S, Se or Te;

wherein the weight percentage of the MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes from the total weight of said nanocomposite is between 0.25% and 3%,

wherein the anhydrous MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes is defined as the MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes having been heated and/or vacuum annealed at a temperature of 60-200° C. for 0.5-3 hours;

wherein the composite has at least one of the following properties: modulus between 1.6-4 GPa; toughness (area below the stress-strain curve) between 1.1-40 MPa/%; static friction coefficient, μ s , between 0.055-0.08; kinetic friction coefficient, μ s , between 0.02-0.05; yield strength: between 15-75 MPa; and friction force reduced by between 10-99% compared to the polymer alone;

wherein the completely dried nanocomposite is prepared by:

dissolving the polymer in a first solvent;

dissolving the anhydrous MX2-based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes in a second solvent;

mixing together both of the solutions;

solvent casting the mixed solution; and

drying and/or annealing the mixed solution to obtain the nanocomposite for between 48 hours to 7 days; between 7-10 days; or between 10-14 days; and at between 30-40° C.; between 40-50° C.; between 50-60° C.; or between 60-70° C.; and

wherein the dissolved polymer is optionally dried prior to its dissolution step.

2. The completely dried nanocomposite of claim 1 , wherein said polymer is poly(lactic acid) or poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid).

3. The completely dried nanocomposite of claim 2 , wherein said poly(lactic acid) is poly(L-lactic acid), poly(D-lactic acid) or poly(DL-lactic acid); or said poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) is poly(L-lactic-co-glycolic acid), poly(D-lactic-co-glycolic acid) or poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid).

4. The completely dried nanocomposite of claim 2 , wherein said poly(lactic acid) has an inherent viscosity of 3.8 or 2.4 dL/g.

5. The completely dried nanocomposite of claim 1 , wherein said MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes are WS 2 or MoS 2 fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes.

6. The completely dried nanocomposite of claim 5 , wherein said MX 2 nanotubes are WS 2 nanotubes.

7. The completely dried nanocomposite of claim 1 , wherein said weight percentage of said MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes from said nanocomposite is 0.25; 0.4; 0.5; 0.7; 0.8; 1; or 3.

8. A method for the preparation of a completely dried nanocomposite, said nanocomposite comprises an anhydrous MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes and a polymer selected from poly(lactic acid), poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) or a combination thereof, wherein M is Mo, W, Ta or Nb; and X is S, Se or Te; wherein the anhydrous MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes is defined as the MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes having been heated and/or vacuum annealed at a temperature of 60-200° C. for 0.5-3 hours wherein said method comprises:

dissolving the polymer in a first solvent;

dissolving said anhydrous MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes in a second solvent;

mixing together both said solutions;

solvent casting said mixed solution; and

drying and/or annealing the mixed solution to obtain the nanocomposite for between 48 hours to 7 days; between 7-10 days; or between 10-14 days; and at between 30-40° C.: between 40-50° C.: between 50-60° C.: or between 60-70° C.; and

wherein the dissolved polymer is optionally dried prior to its dissolution step.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the drying step of the mixed solution forms a film, and said film is further annealed to obtain the nanocomposite.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein said method further comprises treating said MX 2 -based fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotubes with surface-modifying agent before their dissolution in a second solvent.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said surface-modifying agent is N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), polyethylenimine (PEI), polyethylene glycol (PEG) or cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB).

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein said first solvent or second solvent, each independently is dichloromethane or chloroform.

13. The completely dried nanocomposite of claim 1 , for use in 3D printing.

14. A filament for 3D printing comprising a completely dried nanocomposite according to claim 1 .

15. The filament of claim 14 , wherein the filament is processed by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D-printer.

16. A medical device or product comprising a completely dried nanocomposite according to claim 1 .

17. The medical device or product of claim 16 , selected from the group consisting of:

medical artificial replacement of tissues comprising: bone, bone cements and joints; patch on the skull; surgical mesh; breast implants; lenses; blood vessels; artificial heart valves; artificial skin; implants; intrauterine devices; shunts; catheters; stents; coating for subcutaneous implants; insulin pumps; contraceptives; pacemakers; tubing and cannulas used for intra venous infusion; tubing and cannulas used for dialysis; surgical drainage tubing; endotracheal tubes; sutures; surgical gloves; tips for ear examination; stethoscope ends and elements used by the medical personnel comprising: tooth brushes, tooth pick, dental floss, interdental and tongue brushes or plasticware for medical and research laboratories.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: TENNE, RESHEF; SHALOM, HILA
To: YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 057154/0422 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: LACHMAN SENESH, NOA
To: RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
Reel/Frame 057154/0437 →
Priority Claims (1)
IL 264006 · Dec 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62820993 · Mar 20, 2019
Provisional Application 62924190 · Oct 22, 2019
Related Publication 20220073733A1 · Mar 10, 2022
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