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Method for grafting preformed hydrophillic polymers onto hydrophobic polymer substrates

US5429839A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 1993
Grant dateJul 4, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31938
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Coatings of hydrophilic organic polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol are grafted to substrates formed from hydrophobic organic polymers and polyorganosiloxanes by exposing the surface of the substrate to an aqueous solution of the hydrophilic poller in the presence of a solubilized compound of tetravalent cerium that preferably contains hydroxyl or amino groups as ligands.

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