Clemson University

Andrew G Tennyson

Rhett C Smith

An improved material, preferably a biomaterial, is provided which is the reaction product of Sand a free fatty acid or free fatty acid-containing material, preferably in the presence of metal. The improved material can be made by a method comprising reacting Swith a free fatty acid to obtain a FFA/Scomposite and shaping the FFA/Scomposite into a solid form. The solid form of said FFA/Sis melted to form melted FFA/Sand the melted FFA/Sis optionally applied as a coating on a surface, used as an adjacent material to a surface or the FFA/Scomposite itself is shaped thereby forming a device and preferably a medical device.

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Clemson, SC, United States of America

Andrew G Tennyson