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US 9,751,081 B2Granted
Self-regenerating antioxidant catalysts and methods of using the same
AssigneeClemson University
InventorsAndrew Gregory Tennyson, Yamin Htet, Anshuman Mangalum
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Abstract
The present invention relates to self-regenerating antioxidant catalysts and methods of using the same.
Claims20
A compound represented by one of the following structures:
- each R is independently a hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, wherein the substituted alkyl group or the substituted aryl group are substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, halogen atom, carbonyl-containing functional group, aryl group, heterocyle, alcohol, thiol, amine, ether, thioether, azide, and any combination thereof;
- X is a non-coordinating anion;
- n is an integer from 1 to 30;
- and
- m is an integer from 1 to 30;
- and/or a derivative thereof.
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A method of decreasing and/or preventing damage to a biomedical implant material, the method comprising:
- providing the biomedical implant material, the biomedical implant material
- comprising a self-regenerating antioxidant catalyst on at least a portion of a surface of the biomedical implant material, thereby decreasing and/or preventing damage to the biomedical implant material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.