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Graft polymer articles having bioactive surfaces

US5344455A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1992
Grant dateSep 6, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/921
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Articles comprised of bioactive agents coupled to or repelled by a graft polymer (made, for example, from monomers such as N-(3-aminopropyl) methacrylamide hydrochloride (APMA), 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS), acrylamide (AAm)m and acrylic acid (AA)) which is in turn bonded to a polymeric substrate surface. The articles are useful as thromboresistant and/or antimicrobial medical devices.

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