Inventors:
Vijayashree Balasubramanian - Chicago IL, US
Susan Zawaski - Western Springs IL, US
Victor Perez-Luna - Naperville IL, US
International Classification:
A61K 33/38, C09D 5/16, A61K 9/14
US Classification:
424486000, 424618000, 523122000
Abstract:
An antimicrobial biomaterial including a polymer substrate and silver particles bound to at least a portion of a surface of the polymer substrate. The antimicrobial biomaterial is useful in various medical devices, particularly blood or blood component storage bags, that contact or contain human blood, blood components, and/or other bodily fluids.