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Polyurethanes for articles for medical usage

US4046725A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1976
Grant dateSep 6, 1977
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Expiry dateSep 16, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61J1/1468
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A polyurethane is disclosed which can be used in particular for the production of articles intended to be in contact with blood, characterized in containing a macromolecular chain comprising nitrogen atoms in the form of quaternary ammonium groups, to which molecules of heparin are bonded, these nitrogen atoms originating from polymers consisting of q recurring units of the formula: EQU --A--NH--CO--O--B--O--CO--NH-- (I) and t recurring units of the formula: EQU --A--NH--CO--Z--NH-- (II), these units of the formula (I) and (II) being bonded to one another, and the various symbols of these units having the following meanings: A is a divalent organic radical consisting of a straight-chain or branched-chain alkylene radical containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkylene radical having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring or a phenylene radical which is optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 lower alkyl radicals (with at most 4 carbon atoms), or two alkylene or phenylene radicals linked to one another by a divalent hydrocarbon radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or by a hetero-atom chosen from amongst oxygen, sulphur and nitrogen, B represents a divalent organic radical obtai…

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