Shaped article made of porous hydrogel, manufacturing process therefor and use thereof

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PATENT NO 9868840
APP PUB NO 20140353248A1
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14369794

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There is provided a shaped article made of porous hydrogel that contains a polyvinyl alcohol acetalized with a dialdehyde, wherein the shaped article after freeze-drying has a pore size of 0.1 to 50 μm. Preferably, the shaped article made of porous hydrogel further contains a water-soluble polysaccharide. Also preferably, an acetalization degree of the polyvinyl alcohol is 1 to 50 mol %. Also preferably, the shaped article made of porous hydrogel is in the form of particles with a sphere-equivalent diameter of 1 to 20 mm. Such a shaped article made of porous hydrogel exhibits high strength and good survivability of microorganisms.

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KURARAY CO LTDKURASHIKI-SHI OKAYAMA 710-0801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ishiodori, Arata Kurashiki, JP 3 33
Oka, Tatsuya Kurashiki, JP 46 376
Yoshihara, Mototsugu Kurashiki, JP 6 24

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