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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Anthony B. Brennan, Gainesville, FL (US);
Ronald H. Baney, Gainesville, FL (US);
Michelle L. Carman, Gainesville, FL (US);
Thomas G. Estes, Columbia, SC (US);
Adam W. Feinberg, Gainesville, FL (US);
Leslie H. Wilson, Gainesville, FL (US);
James F. Schumacher, Gainesville, FL (US);
Anthony B. Brennan, Gainesville, FL (US);
Ronald H. Baney, Gainesville, FL (US);
Michelle L. Carman, Gainesville, FL (US);
Thomas G. Estes, Columbia, SC (US);
Adam W. Feinberg, Gainesville, FL (US);
Leslie H. Wilson, Gainesville, FL (US);
James F. Schumacher, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
A coated surface for resisting or enhancing bioadhesion includes at least one patterned polymer including coating layer having a plurality of features attached to or projected into a base surface. The features each have at least one microscale (<1 mm) dimension and have at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry. The patterned coating layer preferably provides an average roughness factor (R) of from 4 to 50. The coating layer resists or enhances bioadhesion as compared to the base surface.