Patent ID: 11912894
Assignee: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  A  B | IPC A  B  C

Claim 1:
2. A coated substrate comprising:
a substrate; and
a conformal hydrogel coating on the substrate, wherein the conformal hydrogel coating comprises an antimicrobial agent, a zwitterionic antifouling agent, and a polymer,
wherein the antimicrobial agent, the zwitterionic antifouling agent, and the polymer are polymerized together, and
wherein the polymer is selected from the group of agar, chitosan, an N-isopropylacrylamide copolymer, a poloxamer, a poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(lactic acid) block copolymer, poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(propylene oxide) block copolymers, alginate, dextran, and copolymers thereof.