Patents Assigned to Fulmer Yarsley Ltd.
  • Hydrophilic copolymers for wound dressings and other biomedical uses
    Patent number: 4842597
    Abstract: A hydrophilic article is disclosed which is a layer of a non-cross-linked copolymer of a hydrophobic monomer component and a hydrophilic monomer component. Preferred hydrophobic monomers are lower alkyl esters of methacrylic and acrylic acids and preferred hydrophilic monomers are vinyl pyrrolidone and hydroxy ethyl methacrylates. The hydrophilic articles of the invention are useful in biomedical applications, especially in wound dressings and as coatings on catheters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: Fulmer Yarsley Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael G. Brook