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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1992
David R Gagnon, St. Paul, MN (US);
Patrick L Coleman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gary J Ortina, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher S Lyons, St. Paul, MN (US);
Dean S Milbrath, West Lakeland Township, Washington County, MN (US);
Jerald K Rasmussen, May Township, Washington County, MN (US);
Julie B Stahl, St. Paul, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Supports having azlactone-functional surfaces, adduct supports prepared from such azlactone-functional supports, and methods of preparing both are disclosed. Azlactone functionality is introduced to surfaces of a pre-existing support in a manner which retains useful physical and chemical characteristics of the pre-existing support. One method involves exposing surfaces with high energy radiation to generate free radical reaction sites on the surfaces and causing azlactone-functional moieties to react with the free radical reaction sites. Another method involves coating surfaces with azlactone monomers, crosslinking monomers, and optionally co-monomers and polymerizing the monomers to form a polymerized coating of azlactone-functionality on the surfaces. Another method involves dispersion polymerization of azlactone-functional moieties to produce azlactone-functional particles within pores and interstices of a pre-existing support. Adduct supports are formed by coupling nucleophilic reagents, such as biologically active materials, to azlactone-functional moieties of the support.