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Elastic amylose polymers
Assignee: Continental Group Inc
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Filing: 1975-09-02
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Granted: 1980-10-07
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Expires: 1995-09-02
Abstract
Abstract Highly elastic films, filaments, and shaped articles can be prepared from amylose by forming a dispersion or solution of amylose in an appropriate liquid vehicle under conditions in which the molecular conformation of amylose is substantially helical, then forming a shaped article, film, or filament from the dispersion or solution and finally crosslinking the amylose with a crosslinking agent, the crosslinking agent being present in a proportion for providing an average of about 1 crosslink per 500 amylose monomer units to about 1 crosslink per 10 amylose monomer units.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas J. Bridgeford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:21
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C13/00; A22C13/0013; C; C08; C08B; C08B33/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A process for forming films, filaments, and shaped articles from amylose and amylose derivatives having improved elasticity which comprises: forming a mixture of a liquid vehicle and amylose or amylose derivative under conditions in which the molecular conformation of said amylose or amylose derivative is substantially in the helical form, forming said film, filament, or shaped article from said mixture, and crosslinking said amylose or amylose derivative while in the helical form with a crosslinking agent, said agent being present in a proportion for providing an average of about 1 crosslink per 500 monomer units of said amylose or amylose derivative to about 1 crosslink per 10 monomer units in said amylose or amylose derivative.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A process for forming films, filaments, and shaped articles from amylose and amylose derivatives having improved elasticity which comprises: forming a mixture of a liquid vehicle and amylose or amylose derivative under conditions in which the molecular conformation of said amylose or amylose derivative is substantially in the helical form, forming said film, filament, or shaped article from said mixture, and crosslinking said amylose or amylose derivative while in the helical form with a crosslinking agent, said agent being present in a proportion for providing an average of about 1 crosslink per 500 monomer units of said amylose or amylose derivative to about 1 crosslink per 10 monomer units in said amylose or amylose derivative.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said process is for tubular artificial sausage casings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said amylose includes not more than 30% of a polymeric polyol or a polypeptide in nonhelical conformation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said crosslinking agent has at least 3 carbon atoms in the structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the functional group of said crosslinking agent is selected from the group consisting of an anhydride, a dicarboxylic acid, an aldehyde, an epoxide, an acyl halide, and an isocyanate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 5 wherein said liquid medium is water and acid having a pH below about 7.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 5 wherein said liquid medium is one that can form a complex with amylose.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 7 wherein said liquid medium is of the formula RR 1 SO wherein R is methyl and R 1 is hydrogen or methyl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said crosslinking agent is a linear polymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 9 wherein said crosslinking agent is a diisocyanate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 10 wherein said diisocyanate is a cycloaliphatic diisocyanate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein amylose xanathate is crosslinked by oxidation to xanthide crosslinkages while in the helical molecular form.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
An elastic film which comprises amylose or an amylose derivative in substantially helical conformation crosslinked with an agent to provide crosslink sites in a proportion of from 1 crosslink per 500 monomer units to 1 to 10 monomer units.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
An elastic film which comprises amylose or an amylose derivative in substantially helical conformation crosslinked with an agent to provide crosslink sites in a proportion of from 1 crosslink per 500 monomer units to 1 to 10 monomer units.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
10 words
A tubular sausage casing of the film of claim 13.
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