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Degradable polymers

US6828412B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 2002
Grant dateDec 7, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08H1/00
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A polymer comprising: a polymeric backbone comprising at least one unit having the structure (I), wherein R-R4 comprise groups selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C12 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl, C7-C18 aralkyl, C6-C18 cycloalkyl or any of the group consisting of C1-C12 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl, C7-C18 aralkyl, C6-C18 cycloalkyl substituted, within the carbon chain or appended thereto, with one or more heteroatoms; R and R2 or R and R4 or R and R1 or R2 and R3 may be joined so that with the carbon atom(s) to which they are attached they together form a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated ring system respectively, may have a pendent group which may incorporate a linker unit, (for example a peptide linkage) or a unit having the structure (I); A comprises a proton donating moiety selected from the group consisting of formula (1). B comprises a hydrolytically labile group and is selected from the group consisting of formula (2), wherein each R5 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C12 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl, C7-C18 aralkyl, C6-C18 cycloalkyl; wherein groups A and B are in a cis-configuration about bond Ca—Cb; m is an integer of 0 to 100, n, p and q are eac…

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