USE OF FUCANS FOR PREPARING A BACTERIOPHOBIC AND BACTERIOSTATIC MATERIAL, CORRESPONDING MATERIAL AND APPLICATIONS

摘要

The invention relates to the use of fucans having a molar mass ranging from 8,000 to 30,000 g/mol, preferably between 10,000 and 20,000 g/mol, for preparing a material that is bacteriophobic, bacteriostatic and inhibits the activity of the complement system as well as to a material impregnated with a solution that contains these fucans and, in particular, to a material provided in the form of an ophthalmic device such as contact lenses.