Mayer & Williams, P.C.
Bioactive polymers for imparting bioactive character to hydrophobic medical article surfaces
According to an aspect of the present invention, bioactive polymers are provided which have (a) a hydrophilic bioactive portion and (b) at least one hydrophobic polymer group that is linked to the hydrophilic bioactive portion by a covalent linkage that contains a chain transfer agent residue. According to another aspect of the present invention, medical articles are provided with bioactive surface by coating them with a coating material that contains such bioactive polymers.
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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Michael N. Shrirang V. Paul
Helmus Ranade Valint