Patent ID: 7413806

Claim:
An implant configured to be implanted in a human, comprising an implant surface coated with a coating, wherein the coating has the structure: wherein R 1 is H, C 1 -C 24 alkyl, C 2 -C 24 alkenyl, or C(O)R 4 , where R 4 is C 1 -C 24 alkyl or C 2 -C 24 alkenyl; where R 3 is —CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 (OH); —CH 2 —CH 2 —N(CH 3 ) 3 + ; —CH 2 —CH 2 —NH 3 + ; —CH 2 —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )H 2 + ; —CH 2 —CH 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 H + ; —CH 2 —CH(NH 3 ) + —CO 2 − ; or —CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —O—PO 3 —CH 2 —CH(OC(O)R 5 )—CH 2 —OC(O)R 6 where R 5 and R 6 are each independently C 1 -C 24 alkyl or C 2 -C 24 alkenyl; and where n is 1 to 10.