In this disclosure, an amphiphilic siloxane may comprise a siloxane tether and polyethylene glycol.

The invention provides methods of immobilizing an active agent to a substrate surface, including the steps of, depositing a primer compound on a substrate, thereby forming a primed substrate, contacting the primed substrate with a solution of a compound including a trihydroxyphenyl group, thereby forming a trihydroxyphenyl-treated primed substrate, and contacting the trihydroxyphenyl-treated primed substrate with a solution of an active agent, thereby immobilizing the active agent on the substrate. Further provided are methods of immobilizing an active agent on a substrate, including the steps of providing a substrate, combining a solution of a compound including a trihydroxyphenyl group with a solution of an active agent, thereby forming a solution of an active agent-trihydroxyphenyl conjugate, and contacting the primed substrate with the solution of the active agent-trihydroxyphenyl conjugate, thereby immobilizing the active agent on the substrate. The invention further provides substrates and medical device or device components with active agents immobilized on the surface thereof.

Coatings, devices and methods are provided, wherein the contacting surface of a medical device with at least one contacting surface for contacting a bodily fluid or tissue, wherein long-lasting and durable bioactive agents or functional groups are deposited on the contacting surface through a unique two-step plasma coating process with deposition of a thin layer of plasma coating using a silicon-containing monomer in the first step and plasma surface modification using a mixture of nitrogen-containing molecules and oxygen-containing molecules in the second step. The two-step plasma coating process enables the implantable medical device to prevent both restenosis and thrombosis under clinical conditions. The invention also relates to surface treatment of metallic and polymeric biomaterials used for making of medical devices with significantly improved clinical performance and durability.

Methods are disclosed which combine electrospinning and a sacrificial template, such as with additive manufacturing (AM), to produce fibrous microvascular scaffolds which are biodegradable, porous, and easily handled. In one example, a process for fabricating a fibrous network construct is disclosed. The method includes electrospinning a first layer of fibrous material; printing a micropatterned sacrificial template; transferring the micropatterned sacrificial template onto the electrospun fibers; electrospinning a second layer of fibrous biomaterial onto the micropatterned sacrificial template thereby encapsulating the template and generating a construct with two layers; and removing the sacrificial template, producing a fibrous construct with channels or microstructures formed therein. Also disclosed are fibrous constructs and scaffolds produced by the provided methods.

Provided herein are methods or making and using whole or partial organ ECM structures comprising an anticoagulant. Also provided are organ structures prepared according to those methods.

A composition for the surface treatment of a polymer material includes a hyperbranched polyglycerol comprising a glycidol-derived repeating unit and an unsubstituted or substituted acrylate group at least at one end thereof. The composition has the effect of suppressing fibrosis, thrombus formation, or inflammatory cell adsorption by preventing proteins from being adsorbed to the surface of a polymer material that is surface-treated with the composition or an in-vivo implantation material including a polymer material.

A zwitterionic polymer coating with surface grafting crosslinking, its preparation method and application are disclosed, which relate to surface modification of biomedical materials, pipelines and other medical equipment, such as extracorporeal blood circulation devices, artificial blood vessels, catheters, endoscopes and other medical equipment, to provide functions such as anticoagulation and anti-biological adhesion. The disclosure constructs the zwitterionic polymer coating with simple process and excellent performance by simulating the structure of the blood vessel intima, having the surface micro-nano structure similar to the blood vessel intima, extremely low friction coefficient, soft elasticity and super hydrophilicity, realizing zero activation and zero adhesion of blood platelets, further providing the blood circulation effect of blood undisturbed, which is beneficial to avoiding the problems of thrombus of artificial blood vessels in vivo, various complications caused by clinical blood extracorporeal circulation and the like, and has great clinical application value.

Provided is a coating composition for a medical implantable device to prevent foreign substance adhesion, and more specifically, the coating composition includes a stock solution and a diluted solution, and the stock solution includes an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent; a siloxane compound; an alcohol; one or more amino silanes; and a silane-based oligomer.

Provided herein is a prosthetic heart valve device including a biocompatible and biodegradable metal frame comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween, the sidewall having a plurality of openings therethrough. The device further includes a biocompatible and biodegradable polymeric heart valve having an annular portion attached at least one contact point to the proximal end of the frame and at least one leaflet attached to and extending distally from the annular portion.

Provided herein is a prosthetic heart valve device including a biocompatible and biodegradable metal frame comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween, the sidewall having a plurality of openings therethrough. The device further includes a biocompatible and biodegradable polymeric heart valve having an annular portion attached at least one contact point to the proximal end of the frame and at least one leaflet attached to and extending distally from the annular portion.