Surface modified polymer beads
AssigneeThe Dow Chemical Company
InventorsRobert M. Strom, Daniel J. Murray
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Abstract
A polymeric resin is disclosed in the form of beads or particles having a coating thereon which renders the resin blood compatible. The resin comprises divinylbenzene monomer which has a porosity, pore size, and surface area suitable for absorbtion of unhealthy components of blood, such as β-2-microglobulin.
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A method for treating a patient suffering from sepsis comprising contacting the patient's blood or plasma with a polymeric divinylbenzene copolymer resin comprising from 60 to 90 mole percent divinylbenzene and having a hemocompatible coating on the surface thereof wherein blood or plasma components leading to sepsis are removed from the blood.
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