Biocompatibles Limited

Oxford Glycosystems Limited

Stephen Alexander Charles

Peter William Stratford

Stephen A Jones

Roderick W Bowers

Jeremy Colin Russell

Richard Neil Freeman

Rajesh B Parekh

Yiannakis Petrou Yianni

Roger Randal New

Paul Goulding

Ewan James Campbell

David Harry Hawke

Judith Elizabeth Browne

Polymers of one or more radical polymerisable monomers which polymer has pendant groups bearing a centre of permanent positive charge and other pendant groups capable of stably binding the polymer to a surface are useful in the treatment of surfaces to render them biocompatible. The polymers may contain pendant groups which bind the polymer to a surface by physisorption, covalent bonding or ionic interactions. Additionally reactive groups in the polymer may serve as points for attachment of ligands to the polymer when coated on a surface.

Polymeric surface coatings

A method of reducing the extent to which microorganisms, particularly bacteria, will adhere to a surface, which comprises providing a surface having pendant groups of formula (I), in which each group R is the same or different and is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a is from 1 to 4, use of compounds containing a group of formula (I) in reducing the extent to which microorganisms would adhere to a surface and use of articles comprising such surfaces in environments susceptible to microorganism adhesion. The method has application in a wide variety of industrial or domestic fields wherever it is desirable to prevent growth of microorganisms as well as in the medical field.

Method of reducing microorganism adhesion

Labelled carbohydrates and their use in assays

Materials

Polymers of one or more radical polymerisable monomers which polymer has pendant groups bearing a center of permanent positive charge and other pendant groups capable of stably binding the polymer to a surface are useful in the treatment of surfaces to render them biocompatible. The polymers may contain pendant groups which bind the polymer to a surface by physisorption, covalent bonding or ionic interactions. Additionally reactive groups in the polymer may serve as points for attachment of ligands to the polymer when coated on a surface.

Zwitterionic materials

Metal coating useful for rendering the surface of the metal biocompatible

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Stephen Alexander Charles