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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Phillip B. Messersmith, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Haeshin Lee, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 5/00 (2006.01); C09D 5/16 (2006.01); C09D 179/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 5/1662 (2013.01); C09D 5/1681 (2013.01); C09D 179/04 (2013.01); A61L 2420/00 (2013.01); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a surface-independent surface-modifying multifunctional biocoating and methods of application thereof. The method comprises contacting at least a portion of a substrate with an alkaline solution comprising a surface-modifying agent (SMA) such as dopamine so as to modify the substrate surface to include at least one reactive moiety. In another version of the invention, a secondary reactive moiety is applied to the SMA-treated substrate to yield a surface-modified substrate having a specific functionality.