Patent ID: 7629049

Claim:
A hemocompatible surface coated polymer system comprising an organic phase and an aqueous phase, said organic phase comprising polymerizable monomers and at least one initiator and said aqueous phase comprising at least one dispersing agent, at least one free radical inhibitor and at least one buffering agent, said organic phase being immiscible in said aqueous phase, wherein the organic phase forms a polymer, and wherein said dispersing agent in the aqueous phase forms a hemocompatible surface on said polymer said dispersing agent is selected from a group consisting of albumin, carrageenan, konjac flour (glucomannan), guar gum (galactomannan), xanthan gum (polysaccharide of mannose, glucose, and glucuronic acid), gum arabic, gum tragacanth, locust bean gum, karaya gum, salts of carboxymethylcellulose, salts of carboxyethylcellulose, salts of hyaluronic acid, salts of poly(maleic acid), salts of poly(maleic acid-co-acrylic acid), salts of poly(maleic acid-co-methacrylic acid), salts of poly(itaconic acid), Type B gelatin, poly(acrylamide), poly(methacrylamide), salts of poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid), salts of poly(acrylamide-co-methacrylic acid), salts of poly(methacrylamide-co-acrylic acid), salts of poly(methacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) and mixtures thereof.