Patents Assigned to Bayer MatrialScience AG
  • Hydrophilic surfaces for reducing friction forces
    Patent number: 8252732
    Abstract: A substrate (for example an implantable medical device) is provided with a lubricious surface by grafting onto the surface monomers containing acrylamide groups and then hydrolyzing said groups under alkaline conditions, the grafting step being carried out in an aqueous environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer MatrialScience AG
    Inventors: Kadem Al-Lamee, Sam Patrick Whitehouse