Patents Assigned to BioPolymerix and Surfacine Development Company
  • Non-leaching antimicrobial films
    Patent number: 6030632
    Abstract: An antimicrobial material comprising an antimicrobial metallic material and a biguanide polymer reacted with a crosslinker to form an adduct is described. Both freestanding antimicrobial materials and antimicrobial films are provided. The antimicrobial material does not release biocidal levels of leachables into a contacting solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: BioPolymerix and Surfacine Development Company
    Inventors: Samuel P. Sawan, Sundar Subramanyam, Alexander Yurkovetskiy