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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2022
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Mark D. Edmundson, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Phuong Q. Hua, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Corey A. Abrams, Weehawken, NJ (US);
Rochitha R. Nathan, Philadelphia, PA (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A composite material is disclosed including a porous polymer substrate and a nanoporous metal present within the microporous polymer substrate. The nanoporous metal may have a hierarchical structure. The nanoporous metal may have a unimodal and right-skewed number-based nanopore size distribution. The porous polymer substrate may support tissue integration and/or tissue ingrowth in certain applications. The composite material may be used in electrochemical analyte biosensors and other applications.