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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Nathan A. Vandesteeg, Deerfield, IL (US);
John-bruce D. Green, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Vadim V. Krongauz, Bartlett, IL (US);
Phillip W. Carter, Round Lake, IL (US);
Dustin C. Cawthon, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Nathan A. Vandesteeg, Deerfield, IL (US);
John-Bruce D. Green, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Vadim V. Krongauz, Bartlett, IL (US);
Phillip W. Carter, Round Lake, IL (US);
Dustin C. Cawthon, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Abstract
Methods for processing substrate surfaces carrying coatings comprising a metal are disclosed. The methods involve providing a substrate surface having a coating comprising a metal, and exposing the substrate surface to a mixture including an oxidizing agent and an anion.