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Article: Industry patents.
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- Plastics Engineering
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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Biocompatible Coatings
U.S. Patent 7,468,210 (December 23, 2008), "Cross-Linked Heparin Coatings and Methods," Paul O. Zamora (BioSurface Engineering Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Maryland USA).
Biocompatible coatings that do not cause blood clotting are critically important in medicine. The most effective coating is based on heparin, but producing such a coating is difficult. Zamora has developed a simple, cost-effective method based on immersion. A medical ...