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Thermosetting polysaccharides

  • US 5,895,804 A
  • Filed: 10/27/1997
  • Issued: 04/20/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A composition comprising:

  • a polycarboxylated polymer comprising at least two carboxylic acid functional groups and having a weight average molecular weight of at least 1000, and a polysaccharide molecule selected from the group consisting of starch, cellulose, gums, alginates, pectin, gellan and modifications or derivatives thereof which are provided by etherification, esterification, acid hydrolysis, dextrinization, oxidation or enzyme treatment, the polysaccharide molecule present in amounts effective to provide crosslinked compositions, said polysaccharide having a weight average molecular weight of at least 10,000.

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