Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A derivatized graft polymer of a polysaccharide having the structure Sacch-g-[(M--CH═N--Y) x ]-g-[(M) q ], where Sacch represents a polysaccharide; g represents a graft; M represents a repeating unit derived from one or more ethylenically or allylically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which contains an aldehyde or acetal group; Y represents (a) a monovalent group derived from a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted aromatic compound containing only one primary amine group, or (b) a monovalent group derived from a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic compound containing only one primary amine group, or (c) a multivalent group derived from a water-soluble protein containing more than one primary amine group; --CH═N--Y is the group formed by the reaction of the aldehyde or acetal group of the monomer repeating unit M with the free primary amine group of Y; x is at least 1; and q is 0 or greater.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A derivatized graft polymer of a polysaccharide having the structure Sacch-g-[(M--CH═N--Y) x ]-g-[(M) q ], where Sacch represents a polysaccharide; g represents a graft; M represents a repeating unit derived from one or more ethylenically or allylically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which contains an aldehyde or acetal group; Y represents (a) a monovalent group derived from a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted aromatic compound containing only one primary amine group, or (b) a monovalent group derived from a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic compound containing only one primary amine group, or (c) a multivalent group derived from a water-soluble protein containing more than one primary amine group; --CH═N--Y is the group formed by the reaction of the aldehyde or acetal group of the monomer repeating unit M with the free primary amine group of Y; x is at least 1; and q is 0 or greater.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The polymer of claim 1, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch, a gum, or a cellulose.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 1, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch; wherein at least one of the monomer repeating units M is from an aromatic acetal- or aldehyde-containing monomer and wherein, after reaction of the acetal or aldehyde group with the amine group of Y, the (M--CH═N--Y) group has the structure: ##STR37##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 1, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch; wherein at least one of the monomer repeating units M is from an aromatic acetal- or aldehyde-containing monomer and wherein, after reaction of the acetal or aldehyde group with the amine group of Y, the (M--CH═N--Y) group has the structure: ##STR38##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 1 wherein the polysaccharide is a starch; wherein at least one of the monomer repeating units M is from an aliphatic acetal- or aldehyde-containing monomer and wherein, after reaction of the acetal or aldehyde group with the amine group of Y, the (M--CH═N--Y) group has the structure: ##STR39##
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The graft polymer of claim 1, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch and wherein Y is derived from 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and has the structure --CH 2 --CH 2 --CH 2 --Si(OC 2 H 5 ) 3 or derived from polyethyleneglycol monoamine and has the structure ##STR40## where R is H and CH 3 in a 2:3 ratio.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 1 which is prepared by reacting a derivatizing reagent Y--NH 2 containing only one primary amine group with a polysaccharide graft polymer having the structure Sacch-g-(M) x , where Sacch, M, Y, and x are as defined in claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 7, wherein, the polysaccharide is a starch and wherein one of the repeating units M is derived from an acetal-containing monomer selected from the group consisting of 2[2-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)ethoxy] ethyl methacrylate; 2[2-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-1-methylethoxy]ethyl methacrylate; N-methyl, N-(2,2-dimethoxy)ethyl, N,N-diallylammonium bromide; 2-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)ethoxyethyl acrylate; 2-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)ethyl acrylate; N-[2-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)ethyl acrylamide; 1-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-2-propyl acrylate; 3-N-methyl, N-2,2-dimethoxyethyl)amino-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate; N,N-dimethyl, N-[3-(2-dioxolan-2-yl)ethoxyethoxy-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylamidopropylammonium chloride; 5-(N,N-di[propyl-1-en-]aminomethyl)-2-dimethoxymethyl furan; phenyl (4-dimethoxymethyl) acrylate; phenyl (4-dimethoxymethyl) acrylate; 2-(2-dimethoxymethyl phenoxy)ethyl acrylate; 2-[2- 2-(1,3-dioxalano) phenoxy]ethyl acrylate; 2-hydroxy-3-(4-dimethoxymethyl phenoxy) propyl, 2-methyl propenoate; and 2-hydroxy-3-(2-dimethoxymethyl phenoxy propyl 2-methyl propenoate; or wherein one of the repeating units M is derived from an aldehyde-containing monomer is selected from the group consisting of 5-(dimethoxymethyl)furfur-2-yl]methylacrylate and 5-(N,N-di-[propyl-1-en-3-]-aminomethyl)-2-furan carboxaldehyde; and wherein the derivatizing reagent Y--NH 2 containing at least one primary amine group is selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycol monoaime, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, cyclohexylamine, ethanol amine, benzyl amine, isopropyl amine, and amino acids.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 4, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch selected from the group consisting of corn, waxy maize, high amylose corn, tapioca, rice, and potato starch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 5, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch selected from the group consisting of corn, waxy maize, high amylose corn, tapioca, rice, and potato starch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 6, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch selected from the group consisting of corn, waxy maize, high amylose corn, tapioca, rice, and potato starch.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
134 words
A crosslinked graft polymer of a polysaccharide having the structure Sacch-g-[(M--CH═N).sub.z -P].sub.w -g-[(M).sub.q ]or Sacch-g-[(M--CH═C).sub.z -P].sub.w -g-[(M).sub.q ] where Sacch represents a polysaccharide, M represents a repeating unit derived from one more ethylenically or allylically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which contains an acetal group or aldehyde group; P represents a multivalent residue from a reagent containing more than one primary amine group or ketone group; --N═ represents the group formed when one primary amine group of P reacts with the acetal or aldehyde group of the monomer repeating unit M; --CH═ represents the group formed when one of the ketone groups of P reacts with the acetal or aldehyde group of the monomer repeating unit M; z is at least 2; w is at least 1; and q is 0 or greater.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
134 words
A crosslinked graft polymer of a polysaccharide having the structure Sacch-g-[(M--CH═N).sub.z -P].sub.w -g-[(M).sub.q ]or Sacch-g-[(M--CH═C).sub.z -P].sub.w -g-[(M).sub.q ] where Sacch represents a polysaccharide, M represents a repeating unit derived from one more ethylenically or allylically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which contains an acetal group or aldehyde group; P represents a multivalent residue from a reagent containing more than one primary amine group or ketone group; --N═ represents the group formed when one primary amine group of P reacts with the acetal or aldehyde group of the monomer repeating unit M; --CH═ represents the group formed when one of the ketone groups of P reacts with the acetal or aldehyde group of the monomer repeating unit M; z is at least 2; w is at least 1; and q is 0 or greater.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 12 which is crosslinked through --CH═N-- linkages and which is prepared by reacting a polysaccharide graft polymer with a crosslinking reagent containing at least two primary amine groups, where the polysaccharide graft polymer has the structure Sacch-g(M) x , where Sacch, M, and x are as defined in claim 12.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 12 crosslinked through --CH═H-- linkages which is prepared by reacting a polysaccharide graft polymer with a crosslinking reagent containing at least two ketone groups, where the polysaccharide graft polymer has the structure Sacch-g(M) x , where Sacch, M and x are as defined in claim 12.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 12, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch, a gum, or a cellulose.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 15, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch selected from the group consisting of corn, waxy maize, high amylose corn, tapioca, rice, and potato starch.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A derivatized and crosslinked graft polymer of a polysaccharide having the structure Sacch-g-[(M--CH═N--Y) x ]-g-[(M--CH═N) z --P] w -g-[(M) q ] or Sacch-g-[(M--CH═N--Y) x ]-g-[(M--CH═C) z --P] w -g-[(M) q ], where Sacch represents a polysaccharide; M represents a repeating unit derived from one more ethylenically or allylically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which contains an acetal group or an aldehyde group; Y represents (a) a monovalent group derived from a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted aromatic compound containing only one primary amine group, or b) a monovalent group derived from a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic compound containing only one primary amine group, or (c) a multivalent group derived from a water-soluble protein containing more than one primary amine group; P represents a multivalent residue from a reagent containing more than one primary amine group or ketone group; --N═ represents the group formed when one primary amine group of P reacts with the acetal or the aldehyde group of the monomer repeating unit M; --CH═ represents the group formed when one of the ketone groups of P reacts with the acetal or the aldehyde group of the monomer repeating unit M; x is at least 1; z is at least 2; w is at least 1; and q is 0 or greater.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A derivatized and crosslinked graft polymer of a polysaccharide having the structure Sacch-g-[(M--CH═N--Y) x ]-g-[(M--CH═N) z --P] w -g-[(M) q ] or Sacch-g-[(M--CH═N--Y) x ]-g-[(M--CH═C) z --P] w -g-[(M) q ], where Sacch represents a polysaccharide; M represents a repeating unit derived from one more ethylenically or allylically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which contains an acetal group or an aldehyde group; Y represents (a) a monovalent group derived from a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted aromatic compound containing only one primary amine group, or b) a monovalent group derived from a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic compound containing only one primary amine group, or (c) a multivalent group derived from a water-soluble protein containing more than one primary amine group; P represents a multivalent residue from a reagent containing more than one primary amine group or ketone group; --N═ represents the group formed when one primary amine group of P reacts with the acetal or the aldehyde group of the monomer repeating unit M; --CH═ represents the group formed when one of the ketone groups of P reacts with the acetal or the aldehyde group of the monomer repeating unit M; x is at least 1; z is at least 2; w is at least 1; and q is 0 or greater.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 17 prepared by reacting a derivatized graft polymer of a polysaccharide with a crosslinking reagent containing more than one primary amine or ketone group or by reacting a crosslinked graft polymer of a polysaccharide with a derivatizing reagent containing only one primary amine group.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The polymer of claim 17, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch, a gum, or a cellulose.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The polymer of claim 18, wherein the polysaccharide is a starch selected from the group consisting of corn, waxy maize, high amylose corn, tapioca, rice, and potato starch.