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HIRUDIN IMMOBILIZATION TO PRODUCE ANTITHROMBIC SURFACES

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Health and Human Services 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
11316 		Program Year/Program:
1991 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
11316 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
SURMODICS, INC.
SURMODICS, INC. 9924 W 74TH ST EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1991
Title: HIRUDIN IMMOBILIZATION TO PRODUCE ANTITHROMBIC SURFACES
Agency: HHS
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $364,986.00
 

Abstract:

ALL POLYMERS USED FOR IMPLANT DEVICES THAT CONTACT BLOOD ARETHROMBOGENIC, AND NO CURRENT SURFACE TREATMENTS ARE SATISFACTORY. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO USE A RECENTLY CHARACTERIZED PEPTIDE, HIRUDIN, TO DEVELOP A SUPERIOR ANTITHROMBIC SURFACE TREATMENT. HIRUDIN IS ONE OF THE MOST POTENT ANTITHROMBIC AGENTS KNOWN. IT ACTS BY BINDING TENACIOUSLY TO THROMBIN AND INHIBITING BOTH MAJOR THROMBIN ACTIVITIES: (1) PLATELET ACTIVATION AND (2) PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD TO FIBRIN COAGULATION. IMMOBILIZATION TECHNOLOGY WILL BE USED TO COVALENTLY IMMOBILIZE HIRUDIN ONTO SILICONE RUBBER AND POLYURETHANE. THEN THE HIRUDIN-COATED POLYMERS WILL BE ASSAYED FOR THROMBIN-BINDING ACTIVITY, PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF BOUND THROMBIN, AND PLATELET ADHESION. PHASE II STUDIES WILL COMPARE HEPARIN TO HIRUDIN AS ANTITHROMBIC SURFACE TREATMENTS AND WILL EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF THESE TREATMENTS IN EX VIVO SHUNT AND IN VIVO BLOOD COMPATIBILITY ASSAYS. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SUPERIOR ANTITHROMBIC SURFACETREATMENTS FOR DEVICES THAT ARE PLACED IN CONTACT WITH BLOOD.

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Small Business Information at Submission:

Bio-metric Systems Inc.
9924 W 74th St Eden Prairie, MN 55344

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DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No