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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Josephine F. Esquivel-Upshaw, Gainesville, FL (US);
Fan Ren, Gainesville, FL (US);
Patrick Carey, Gainesville, FL (US);
Arthur E. Clark, Jr., Gainesville, FL (US);
Christopher D. Batich, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for forming an anti-microbial layer on an apparatus. Also disclosed is a method for improving the anti-bacterial properties of a titanium device coated with titanium-nitride (TiN). Also disclosed is a medical apparatus comprising 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.