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An article including a surface having a coating thereon, in which the coating includes a base coat, firmly adhered to the surface, and a hydrophilic, biocompatible top-coat. An antibiotic ceramic component is dispersed in one or both of the base coat and top-coat. Preferably, the ceramic component i

An article including a surface having a coating thereon, in which the coating includes a base coat, firmly adhered to the surface, and a hydrophilic, biocompatible top-coat. An antibiotic ceramic component is dispersed in one or both of the base coat and top-coat. Preferably, the ceramic component is dispersed in the base coat. In a preferred embodiment, the ceramic component is a zeolite with silver ions exchanged onto internal acidic sites of the zeolite, and the top-coat includes a polysaccharide, such as hyaluronan. The zeolite is highly effective in imparting anti-microbial character to the coating.

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1. An article including a surface having a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coat thereon, said coating comprising:(a) a polysaccharide conponent; and (b) an antibiotic ceramic component dispersed within the polysaccharide component, wherein the antibiotic ceramic component comprises a zeolite

1. An article including a surface having a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coat thereon, said coating comprising:(a) a polysaccharide conponent; and (b) an antibiotic ceramic component dispersed within the polysaccharide component, wherein the antibiotic ceramic component comprises a zeolite material. 2. An article including a surface having a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating thereon, said coating comprising:(a) a polysaccharide component; and (b) an antibiotic ceramic component dispersed within the polysaccharide component, wherein the polysaccharide component comprises hyaluronan. 3. An article including a surface having a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating thereon, said coating comprising:(a) a polysaccharide component; and (b) an antibiotic ceramic component dispersed within the polysaccharide component, the article comprising a tubing made from a material selected from the group consisting of ethyl vinyl acetate and polyurethane. 4. An article including a surface having a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating thereon, said coating comprising:(a) a polysaccharide component; and (b) an antibiotic ceramic component dispersed within the polysaccharide component, wherein the surface is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of ethyl vinyl acetate and polyurethane. 5. A method for providing an object with antibiotic properties for introduction of the object into an animal, said method comprising:coating the object on a surface portion thereof with bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating comprising: (i) a polysaccharide component; and (ii) an antibiotic ceramic component dispersed within the polysaccharide component, wherein the polysaccharide component comprises hyaluronan. 6. A method for providing an object with antibiotic properties for introduction of the object into an animal, said method comprising:coating the object on a surface portion thereof with bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating comprising: (i) a polysaccharide component; and (ii) an antibiotic ceramic component dispersed within the polysaccharide component, wherein the object comprises a tubing made of a material selected from the group consisting of ethyl vinyl acetate and polyurethane. 7. A method for providing an object with antibiotic properties for introduction of the object into an animal, said method comprising:coating the object on a surface portion thereof with a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating comprising: (i) a polysaccharide component; and (ii) an antibiotic ceramic component dispersed within the polysaccharide component, wherein the object comprises a material selected from the group consisting of ethyl vinyl acetate and polyurethane. 8. An article comprising a coating, the coating being bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic, the coating containing hyaluronan and a silver ion exchanged zeolite.9. An article comprising a substrate having a bilaminar coating, the coating including a base coat and a top-coat containing hyaluronan, wherein the base coat contains silver ion exchanged zeolite, and wherein the top coat is lubricious and hydrophilic.10. A method for providing an object with antibiotic properties for introduction of the object into an animal, said method comprising:coating the object on a surface portion thereof with a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating comprising: (i) a base coat which adheres firmly to said surface portion, and (ii) a hydrophilic, biocompatible top-coat, the top-coat being chemically grafted to said base coat, the top-coat including a polysaccharide component, the method further comprising dispersing an antibiotic ceramic component within said base coat. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the antibiotic ceramic component comprises a zeolite component.12. The method of claim 10, wherein the zeolite component comprises silver ions ion-exchanged thereon.13. The method of claim 10, wherein the polysaccharide component comprises hyaluronan.14. The method of claim 10, wherein the object comprises polymeric tubing.15. The method of claim 10, wherein the object comprises polymeric catheter tubing.16. The method of claim 10, wherein the object comprises a tubing made of a material selected from the group consisting of ethyl vinyl acetate and polyurethane.17. The method of claim 10, wherein the object comprises a polymeric material.18. The method of claim 10, wherein the object comprises a material selected from the group consisting of ethyl vinyl acetate and polyurethane.19. An article having a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating which includes a polysaccharide and silver ion exchanged zeolite.20. An article having a bilaminar, lubricious, and hydrophilic coating which includes hyaluronan and a silver ion exchanged zeolite.