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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Roger E. Marchant, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Tianhong Zhang, Ashland, MA (US);
Yongxing Qiu, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Mark A. Ruegsegger, Dublin, OH (US);
Roger E. Marchant, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Tianhong Zhang, Ashland, MA (US);
Yongxing Qiu, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Mark A. Ruegsegger, Dublin, OH (US);
NanoMimetics, Inc., Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
Comblike, surfactant polymers for changing the surface properties of biomaterials are provided. Such surfactant polymers comprise a polymeric backbone of repeating monomeric units having functional groups for coupling with side chains, a plurality of hydrophobic side chains linked to the backbone via the functional groups, and a plurality of hydrophilic side chains linked to said backbone via the functional groups. Medical devices coated with the surfactant polymers are also provided. The surfactant polymers may be used to decrease the thrombogenic properties, encapsulation, and bacterial colonization of medical devices.