Patent ID: 8524266

Claim:
A random biocompatible copolymer comprising fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers, wherein the hydrocarbon monomers are CHR═CH 2 in which R is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, substituted phenyl, cyclic alkyl, heterocyclic alkyl, and heteroaryl, or CR′ 2 ═CH 2 in which R′ is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, short chain alkyl groups, phenyl, substituted phenyl, cyclic alkyl, heterocyclic alkyl, and heteroaryl, wherein the fluorinated monomers are selected from the group consisting of —CF 2 —CF 2 —, —CH 2 —CHF—, —CHF—CHF—, —CICF—CF 2 —C(CF 3 )F—, —CHF—C(CF 3 )F—, —CF 2 —C(CF 3 )H—, —CF 2 —CR″F—, —CHF—CR″F—, —CF 2 —CR″H—.—CH 2 —CR″F—and —CFH—CR″H—, where R″ is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl, Br, I, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl short chain alkyl groups, phenyl, substituted phenyl, cyclic alkyl, heterocyclic, heteroaryl, fluorinated short chain alkyl groups, fluorinated phenyl, fluorinated cyclic alkyl, fluorinated heterocyclic, and combinations thereof, wherein the fluorinated monomers form about 25.01 mole % to about 99.99 mole % repeating units of the polymer, and wherein the hydrocarbon monomers form about 74.99 mole % to about 0.01 mole % repeating units of the polymer.