Patent ID: 8524886

Claim:
A system comprising an outer layer having an entanglement comprising a hydrophobic polymer host and a hydrophilic guest, said outer layer being formed into a structure comprising a base comprising the hydrophobic polymer of the host; wherein the hydrophobic polymer host comprises a water-insoluble hydrocarbon-based polymer; wherein the hydrophilic guest comprises hyaluronic acid; wherein the entanglement comprises an intermingling of cloaked hydrophilic groups of the hydrophilic guest with the hydrophobic polymer host, and crosslinked molecules of the hydrophilic guest with the guest; said cloaked groups having been returned to an initial hydrophilic state to produce a hydrophilic outer surface of the layer, and wherein said hydrophilic outer surface of the layer is selected from the group consisting of: a bearing surface; a flexible barrier surface separating a first and second area; a transparent member surface; an in vivo implant surface; a drag reduction surface; a reaction resin surface; a topical dressing surface; and a dental splint surface.