Coatings for the controllable release of antimicrobial metal ions
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1. An apparatus that galvanically releases antimicrobial ions, the apparatus comprising:
- a substrate surface; and
a coating on the outer substrate surface, the coating comprising a mixture of between about 25% and 75% by volume of an anodic metal, and between about 25% to 75% by volume of a cathodic metal co-deposited on the substrate surface, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of microregions or microdomains of anodic metal in a matrix of cathodic metal or a plurality of microregions or microdomains of cathodic metal in a matrix of anodic metal, the microregions or microdomains forming a continuous path of interconnected veins of anodic metal through the coating thickness, or a continuous path of interconnected veins of cathodic metal through the coating thickness, wherein the continuous path extends from an outer surface of the coating through the coating to an opposite side of the coating;
wherein the anodic metal is galvanically released as antimicrobial ions when the apparatus is exposed to a bodily fluid.
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Abstract
Antimicrobial metal ion coatings. In particular, described herein are coatings including an anodic metal (e.g., silver and/or zinc and/or copper) that is co-deposited with a cathodic metal (e.g., palladium, platinum, gold, molybdenum, titanium, iridium, osmium, niobium or rhenium) on a substrate so that the anodic metal is galvanically released as antimicrobial ions when the apparatus is exposed to a bodily fluid. The anodic metal may be at least about 25 percent by volume of the coating, resulting in a network of anodic metal with less than 20% of the anodic metal in the coating fully encapsulated by cathodic metal.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus that galvanically releases antimicrobial ions, the apparatus comprising:
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a substrate surface; and a coating on the outer substrate surface, the coating comprising a mixture of between about 25% and 75% by volume of an anodic metal, and between about 25% to 75% by volume of a cathodic metal co-deposited on the substrate surface, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of microregions or microdomains of anodic metal in a matrix of cathodic metal or a plurality of microregions or microdomains of cathodic metal in a matrix of anodic metal, the microregions or microdomains forming a continuous path of interconnected veins of anodic metal through the coating thickness, or a continuous path of interconnected veins of cathodic metal through the coating thickness, wherein the continuous path extends from an outer surface of the coating through the coating to an opposite side of the coating; wherein the anodic metal is galvanically released as antimicrobial ions when the apparatus is exposed to a bodily fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of galvanically releasing antimicrobial ions to form an antimicrobial zone around an implant that is inserted into a subject'"'"'s tissue, the method comprising:
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inserting into the subject'"'"'s tissue an apparatus comprising a coating on an outer surface, the coating comprising a mixture of between about 25% and 75% by volume of an anodic metal, and between about 25% to 75% by volume of a cathodic metal co-deposited on the substrate surface, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of microregions or microdomains of anodic metal in a matrix of cathodic metal or a plurality of microregions or microdomains of cathodic metal in a matrix of anodic metal, the microregions or microdomains forming a continuous path of interconnected veins of anodic metal through the coating thickness, or a continuous path of interconnected veins of cathodic metal through the coating thickness, wherein the continuous path extends from an outer surface of the coating through the coating to an opposite side of the coating; galvanically releasing antimicrobial ions of the anodic metal from the coating. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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