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Article: Biocoat, Agion sign agreement to market coatings.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
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- Biomedical Materials
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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Biocoat Inc and Agion Technologies signed an agreement to develop and promote a coatings product line, featuring Agion's antimicrobial protection for medical devices. Biocoat makes lubricious hydrophilic coatings, trademarked Hydak, while Agion makes natural silver-based antimicrobial solutions.
This agreement covers technology co-owned and patented by Agion and
Biocoat for hyaluronan coatings that incorporate silver-based antimicrobial properties.
Coatings that release silver are used on catheters, particularly in central venous and urological applications, where they have been shown to reduce the amount of microbes found on their surfaces.
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