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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Fiona Patricia Carney, Atlanta, GA (US);
Manal M. Gabriel, Marietta, GA (US);
Carol Ann Morris, Duluth, GA (US);
John Martin Lally, Lilburn, GA (US);
Fiona Patricia Carney, Atlanta, GA (US);
Manal M. Gabriel, Marietta, GA (US);
Carol Ann Morris, Duluth, GA (US);
John Martin Lally, Lilburn, GA (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The present invention provides a medical device, preferably a contact lens, which comprises an antimicrobial LbL coating containing one or more antimicrobial pepetides. The antimicrobial coating of the invention can impart to the medical an increased surface hydrophilicity and a relatively high antimicrobial activity coupled with low cytotoxicity. The antimicrobial coating of the invention has a minimal adverse effects on the desirable bulk properties of a contact lens, such as oxygen permeability, ion permeability, and optical properties. An antimicrobial coating of the present invention may find particular use in extended-wear contact lenses. In addition, the invention provides a method for making a medical device, preferably a contact lens, having an antimicrobial LbL coating thereon.