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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2021
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Josephine F. Esquivel-Upshaw, Gainesville, FL (US);
Arthur E. Clark, Newberry, FL (US);
Fan Ren, Gainesville, FL (US);
Samira Afonso Camargo, Gainesville, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the disclosure relates to protective, anti-bacterial coatings for medical implants and methods of making the same. Also disclosed herein are methods for improving the anti-bacterial properties of a medical device coated with silicon carbide (SiC) or titanium nitride (TiN). Further disclosed herein are medical devices including an anti-microbial layer prepared by the disclosed methods. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.