[en] The present invention relates to a new medical device comprising polyhydroxyurethane, particularly a catheter or a prosthetic heart valve and a method of manufacturing thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of the medical device to load and release a bioactive molecule, particularly an antibacterial or anti-thrombotic molecule.
Research Center/Unit :
Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials (CESAM) Research Unit Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering Cardiovascular & respiratory systems Biotechnology Chemistry
Inventor :
Pierrard, Anna ; University of Liège (ULiège), Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials (CESAM) Research Unit, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), Belgium
Detrembleur, Christophe ; University of Liège (ULiège), Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials (CESAM) Research Unit, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), Belgium
Jérôme, Christine ; University of Liège (ULiège), Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials (CESAM) Research Unit, Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), Belgium
