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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Louis C. Haddad, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Barbara C. Swenson, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Catherine A. Bothof, Stillwater, MN (US);
Madhusudan Raghavachari, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Louis C. Haddad, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Barbara C. Swenson, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Catherine A. Bothof, Stillwater, MN (US);
Madhusudan Raghavachari, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides materials, methods, and kits for reducing nonspecific binding of molecules to a surface, particularly in a solid phase material, and more specifically a solid phase material that includes a hydrophobic portion, by contacting the solid phase material with a fluorinated nonionic surfactant comprising two or more fluorinated hydrophobic segments and one or more hydrophilic segments.