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Method for grafting preformed hydrophilic polymers onto hydrophobic polymer substrates

US5527618A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 1995
Grant dateJun 18, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2015

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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 polymer in the presence of a solubilized compound of tetravalent cerium that preferably contains hydroxyl or amino groups as ligands.

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