Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130060188 | PHOTOCATALYTIC DISINFECTION OF IMPLANTED CATHETERS - An implantable catheter is provided that may be disinfected without removal from the body of a patient, using a photocatalytic method to activate a reaction on the catheter surface that generates oxidizing agents in the form of Reactive Oxygen Species (“ROS”) and thus destroy microorganisms in a biofilm that is present or forming. A catheter system includes the implantable catheter, a light source, and a source of power operably connected to the light source. Methods are also provided for disinfecting the implantable catheter in vivo. | 03-07-2013 |
20150252125 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND BARRIER STACKS INCLUDING THE SAME - A barrier stack includes a decoupling layer comprising a siloxane containing resin composition, and a barrier layer on the decoupling layer. The siloxane containing resin composition comprises a moiety derived from a siloxane monomer represented by Formula 1. A method of forming the decoupling layer includes depositing a curable resin composition comprising a siloxane monomer on the substrate, and curing the curable resin composition. The siloxane monomer of the curable resin composition includes a monomer represented by Formula 1. | 09-10-2015 |
20150255737 | TRANSPARENT SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR NON VACUUM DEPOSITION AND BARRIER STACKS INCLUDING THE SAME - A barrier stack includes a decoupling layer comprising a siloxane polymer, and a barrier layer on the decoupling layer. The siloxane polymer is prepared from a solvent solution including a solvent, a silyl monomer and one or more silicone monomers. A method of forming the decoupling layer includes depositing (via a non-vacuum deposition technique) the solvent solution comprising the silyl monomer and the one or more silicone monomers on the substrate, and curing the curable resin composition. The siloxane polymer resulting from cure may be represented by Formula 2. | 09-10-2015 |
20150255748 | LOW PERMEATION GAS ULTRA-BARRIER WITH WET PASSIVATION LAYER - Barrier stacks according to embodiments of the present invention achieve good water vapor transmission rates with a reduced number of dyads (i.e., polymer layer/oxide layer couple). In some embodiments, the barrier stack includes one or more dyads comprising a first polymer decoupling layer and a second barrier layer on the first layer. A passivation layer is wet deposited on the second layer of at least one of the dyads. The passivation layer includes a wet coated and cured curable material that seals the localized defects in the underlying barrier layer, and the barrier stack including the passivation layer has a water vapor transmission rate that is lower than a water vapor transmission rate of a barrier stack not including the passivation layer. | 09-10-2015 |
20150255749 | GAS PERMEATION BARRIERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Barrier stacks according to embodiments of the present invention achieve good water vapor transmission rates with a reduced number of dyads (i.e., polymer layer/oxide layer couple). In some embodiments, the barrier stack includes one or more dyads comprising a first polymer decoupling layer and a second barrier layer on the first layer. An intervening tie layer is deposited between the first and second layers of at least one of the dyads. The intervening tie layer includes an inorganic oxide layer deposited between the polymer decoupling layer and barrier layer of the dyad. The barrier layer includes a silicon nitride layer deposited by an evaporative deposition technique such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD), for example plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The barrier stack including the intervening tie layer has a water vapor transmission rate that is lower than a water vapor transmission rate of a barrier stack not including the intervening tie layer. | 09-10-2015 |
20150255759 | HYBRID BARRIER STACKS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Barrier stacks according to embodiments of the present invention achieve good water vapor transmission rates with a reduced number of dyads (i.e., polymer layer/barrier layer couple). In some embodiments, the barrier stack includes one or more dyads comprising a first polymer decoupling layer and a hybrid barrier layer on the first layer. The hybrid barrier layer includes an inner oxide barrier layer and an outer silicon nitride barrier layer. The inner oxide barrier layer is deposited between the first layer and the outer silicon nitride layer of at least one of the dyads. The outer silicon nitride barrier layer is deposited by an evaporative deposition technique such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD), for example plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The barrier stack including the inner oxide barrier layer has a water vapor transmission rate that is lower than a water vapor transmission rate of a barrier stack not including the inner oxide barrier layer. | 09-10-2015 |
20150346050 | MULTILAYER ENCAPSULATION WITH INTEGRATED GAS PERMEATION SENSOR - Barrier stacks according to embodiments of the present invention provide early indication of barrier failure. In some embodiments, the barrier stack includes one or more dyads comprising a first polymer decoupling layer and a second barrier layer. The barrier stack includes one or more integrated gas permeation sensors between the first and second layers of one of the dyads, or between two of the dyads. In some embodiments, the barrier stack can include a primary barrier stack including one or more dyads, one or more integrated gas permeation sensor laterally spaced apart from the primary barrier stack, and a secondary barrier stack including one or more dyads on both the primary stack and the integrated gas permeation sensor(s). | 12-03-2015 |
20150348803 | DIRECT/LAMINATE HYBRID ENCAPSULATION AND METHOD OF HYBRID ENCAPSULATION - An encapsulated device achieves good water vapor transmission rates while reducing the amount of time needed in an inert environment, and thereby reducing the size of the deposition tool used to encapsulate the device. The encapsulated device includes a first barrier layer deposited directly on the device, and a first adhesive and first laminate on the first barrier layer. The laminate comprises a polymeric substrate and a second barrier layer on the substrate. The first barrier layer has a water vapor transmission rate suitable to allow lamination of the laminate on the first barrier layer in a non-inert environment. A method of making an encapsulated device comprises depositing a first barrier layer on the device in an inert environment, applying an adhesive on the first barrier layer in a non-inert environment, and applying a first laminate on the first adhesive in the non-inert environment. | 12-03-2015 |
20150349295 | GAS PERMEATION MULTILAYER BARRIER WITH TUNABLE INDEX DECOUPLING LAYERS - Barrier stacks according to embodiments of the present invention achieve good optical properties by including a decoupling layer with a tunable refractive index. In some embodiments, the barrier stack includes one or more dyads, each of which includes a first layer comprising an organic-inorganic hybrid material, and a second layer comprising a barrier material. The first layer has a refractive index at an interface between the first layer and the second layer that is substantially matched to a refractive index of the second layer. | 12-03-2015 |
20150351167 | ENCAPSULATED DEVICE HAVING EDGE SEAL AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - An encapsulated device includes a barrier laminate on the device, and adhesive between the barrier laminate and the device, and an edge sealing member at an edge of the encapsulated device. The edge sealing member may be embedded in the adhesive, may enclose the adhesive between the barrier laminate and the device, or may cover an edge portion of the barrier laminate and an edge portion of the adhesive. A method of making an encapsulated device includes forming an edge sealing member by attaching it to an edge of the device, depositing it adjacent the edge of the device, or covering an edge of an encapsulated volume defined by the edge of the device with the edge sealing member. The method further includes applying an adhesive on the device, and applying a barrier laminate on the adhesive. | 12-03-2015 |