A zwitterionic
polyurethane additive, a base
polymer comprising zwitterionic
polyurethane additive, a
medical device comprising an admixture of a base
polymer and zwitterionic
polyurethane additive, a method of reducing a thrombogenic and / or bacterial adhesion property of an admixture of a base
polymer and zwitterionic polyurethane additive, are disclosed. The zwitterionic polyurethane additive is a
reaction product of an
isocyanate group terminated polyurethane
prepolymer with
tertiary amine alcohols, followed by reaction with at least one heterocycle selected from the group consisting of a sultone, a
lactone, or a 2-alkoxy-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane.