Surface modified polymer beads
US6325939A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/3192
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A polymeric resin is disclosed in the form of beads or particles having a coating thereon which renders the resin blood compatible. The resin comprises divinylbenzene monomer which has a porosity, pore size, and surface area suitable for absorbtion of unhealthy components of blood, such as .beta.-2-microglobulin.
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