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Particulate hydroperoxidized poly-N-vinyl lactam, its preparation and use thereof

US4678838A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 1986
Grant dateJul 7, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F8/06
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Particulate hydroperoxidized poly-N-vinyl lactam containing an average of about 0.5 to 20 hydroperoxy mole equivalents per mole of poly-N-vinyl lactam, the preparation of the same by subjecting particulate poly-N-vinyl lactam to an effective amount of ozone, and the use thereof in the preparation of graft copolymers possessing a low degree of extractibles, finding utility in a wide number of fields, particularly in biomedical devices, semipermeable membranes, and as films or fibers.

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