US5240747A
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Process for modifying surfaces of materials
Assignee: Kanegafuchi Chemical Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-08-02
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Granted: 1993-08-31
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Expires: 2011-08-02
Abstract
Abstract A process for modifying the surface of a material such as plastics, metals, glasses and ceramics which comprises the steps of (1) coating a compound having at least one azido group on the surface of the material to be modified, (2) making a modifier substance to be fixed for the modification exist on or in the coated surface, and (3) irradiating ultraviolet rays to the coated surface to fix the modifier substance to the coated surface, wherein various compounds can be used as the modifier for converting the characteristics of the material surface to the desired characteristics without previously treating them, and various materials can be easily modified with a firm fixing of the modifier.
Inventors
- 👤 Takehisa Matsuda
- 👤 Takashi Sugawara
- 👤 Kazuhiko Inoue
- 👤 Nobutaka Tani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/28; A61L27/34; A61L29/00; A61L29/08; A61L29/085; A61L31/00; A61L31/08; A61L31/10; A61L33/00; A61L33/0076; A61L33/0082; A61L33/06; C; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/28; C03C17/32; C03C17/34; C03C17/3405; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/45; C04B41/46; C04B41/48; C04B41/4857; C04B41/52; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/82; C04B41/83; C04B41/89; C07; C07C; C07C247/00; C07C247/16; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/04; C08J7/0427; C08J7/043; C08J7/12; C12; C12N; C12N11/00; C12N11/02; C12N11/08; C12N11/082; C12N11/087; C08J2425/00; C08J2433/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A process for modifying the surface of a material with a modifier substance which consists essentially of: coating the surface of the material to be modified with a solution or dispersion containing a polymer containing at least one azido group and having a number average molecular weight of at least 10,000. applying the modifier substance to the surface coated with said polymer, irradiating the modifier substance with ultraviolet light to react the modifier substance with an azido group of the polymer and to fix the modifier substance to the polymer, and washing the surface of the material coated with polymer to remove unreacted modifier substance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A process for modifying the surface of a material with a modifier substance which consists essentially of: coating the surface of the material to be modified with a solution or dispersion containing a polymer containing at least one azido group and having a number average molecular weight of at least 10,000. applying the modifier substance to the surface coated with said polymer, irradiating the modifier substance with ultraviolet light to react the modifier substance with an azido group of the polymer and to fix the modifier substance to the polymer, and washing the surface of the material coated with polymer to remove unreacted modifier substance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the polymer is a homopolymer or copolymer of a vinyl monomer containing an azido group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 2, wherein the copolymer is a copolymer comprising at least 1% by mole of the vinyl monomer containing the azido group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the modifier substance is applied by coating a solution or dispersion of the modifier substance onto the surface coated with the polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the modifier substance is applied by immersing the coated material in an aqueous solution, colloidal solution or suspension of the modifier substance, and irradiating the coated material in the aqueous solution, colloidal solution or suspension with ultraviolet light.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the modifier substance is a hydrophilic polymer, a hydrophobic polymer, a protein, an enzyme or a saccharide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1, wherein only a selected portion of the surface coated with the polymer to which the modifier substance been applied is irradiated.
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