Owner DSM IP Assets B.V.

Inventors Vaz, Claudia Maria; Aben, Gerardus; Van Den Bosch, Edith Elisabeth; Dirks, Christiaan Henri Peter; Smeets, Paulus Johannes Hyacinthus Marie

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-A-2010317948

PCT Pub. Number WO2011/058123

Priority 09175932.4 13.11.09 EP

Filing date 12 November 2010

Wipo publication date 19 May 2011

A61L 17/00 (2006.01) Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels

A61L 17/04 (2006.01) Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels

A61L 17/14 (2006.01) Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels

C23C 14/35 (2006.01) Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation - by application of a magnetic field, e.g. magnetron sputtering

D02G 3/44 (2006.01) Yarns or threads, e.g. fancy yarns - Yarns or threads characterised by the purpose for which they are designed

D06M 10/02 (2006.01) Physical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. ultrasonic, corona discharge, irradiation, electric currents, magnetic fields

D06M 10/06 (2006.01) Physical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. ultrasonic, corona discharge, irradiation, electric currents, magnetic fields

D06M 11/83 (2006.01) Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof

D06M 16/00 (2006.01) Biochemical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. enzymatic

G01N 27/04 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electro-chemical, or magnetic means - by investigating resistance

G01N 33/36 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups - Textiles

D06M 101/20 (2006.01)