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US 2008/0187655 A1Published application
Method for polymerizing a monomer solution within a cavity to generate a smooth polymer surface
AssigneeGlumetrics, Inc.
InventorsDavid R. Markle, Huashi Zhang, Matthew A. Romey, Ritchie A. Wessling
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Abstract
In preferred embodiments, the present invention relates to methods for polymerizing a monomer solution within a cavity covered by a porous membrane to generate a smooth polymer surface. More specifically, the method can be used to provide a medical device or sensor with a smooth polymer surface.
Claims11
A method for making an analyte sensor having a smooth outer surface, comprising:
- providing an optical fiber comprising a cavity covered by a membrane having pores;
- loading the cavity and the membrane pores with a solution comprising polymerizable monomers, an analyte indicator system and a polymerization initiator;
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- initiating polymerization of said monomers.
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