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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Xin Ding, Singapore, SG;
James L. Hedrick, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Chuan Yang, Singapore, SG;
Yi Yan Yang, Singapore, SG;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Agency For Science, Technology And Research, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An antimicrobial silicone rubber comprises a silicone rubber substrate, a catechol layer bound to a surface of the silicone rubber substrate, and an antimicrobial layer disposed on the catechol layer. The catechol layer comprises a catechol material, a quinone derivative thereof, and/or a polymer of the foregoing catechol material and/or quinone derivative. The antimicrobial layer comprises an antimicrobial cationic polycarbonate covalently linked to the catechol layer.