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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Braatz, Beltsville, MD (US);
Clifton L Kehr, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528 48 ; 528 52 ; 528 53 ; 528 59 ; 528 66 ; 528 77 ; 4284231 ;
Abstract
A class of hydrophilic prepolymers and hydrated polymer gels are disclosed which are characterized by their transparency, biocompatibility and resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption. At least 75%, preferably at least 90%, of the prepolymers are isocyanate-capped oxyethylene-based diols or polyols having molecular weight of about 7000-30,000. Essentially all of the hydroxyl groups of the diols or polyols are capped with polyisocyanate prior to formation of the hydrated polymer.