The disclosure is of articles having reduced thrombogenicity and which are useful for purposes requiring their contact with whole blood. The articles comprise solid, polymeric resin substrates to which there is fixed a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, inclusive,...http://www.google.de/patents/US4302368?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4302368 - Nonthrombogenic articles and method of preparation