Patent 7470368 was granted and assigned to Toray Industries on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to a hydrophilic substance production method characterized in that polyvinylpyrrolidone-containing material wetted with an aqueous solution of a cationic polymer is treated with radiation. The invention makes it possible to produce material for blood treatment that prevents adsorption of blood platelets.