Polymer composite compositions
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1. A method of treating a polymeric material, the method comprisingproviding a mixture comprising the polymeric material and a monomer comprising a first catechol group and a reactive group;
- oxidizing the mixture; and
polymerizing the monomer via the first catechol group and the reactive group to form a polymer in which the first catechol group has been oxidized to a quinone group, wherein the polymer intercalates into the polymeric material.
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods of treating mixtures containing polymeric materials, e.g., collagen, to form a polymer that intercalates into the polymeric material. The treatment provides greater tensile strength to the mixture, among other advantages. The polymer is formed of a monomeric unit having at least one catechol group that is oxidized to a quinone upon polymerization.
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1. A method of treating a polymeric material, the method comprising
providing a mixture comprising the polymeric material and a monomer comprising a first catechol group and a reactive group; -
oxidizing the mixture; and
polymerizing the monomer via the first catechol group and the reactive group to form a polymer in which the first catechol group has been oxidized to a quinone group, wherein the polymer intercalates into the polymeric material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29, 32, 36, 37, 38)
the polymeric material is collagen; and
the monomer further comprises a linker of at least three carbon atoms between the first catechol group and the reactive group, wherein no more than one peptide bond separates the first catechol group from the reactive group.
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32. The method of claim 1, wherein
the polymeric material is collagen; - and
the reactive group of the monomer is not a carboxyl group or a primary amine.
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36. The method of claim 1, wherein
the polymeric material is collagen; - and
the reactive group is selected from the group consisting of a second catechol group and an aldehyde group.
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37. The method of claim 36, wherein the reactive group is a second catechol group.
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38. The method of claim 36, wherein the collagen is selected from the group consisting of sea cucumber dermis collagen, bovine tendon collagen, and gelatin.
- 20. A composition comprising collagen and a polymer that intercalates into the collagen, the polymer comprising monomers, each monomer comprising a first quinone group, a second quinone group, and a linker of at least three carbon atoms between the first quinone group and the second quinone group, wherein no more than one peptide bond separates the first quinone group from the second quinone group.
- 30. A compound comprising three catechol groups and a linker, wherein each catechol group resides at a terminal carbon of the linker.
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33. A composition comprising collagen and a polymer that intercalates into the collagen, the polymer comprising monomers, each monomer comprising a first quinone group, and a second reacted group, provided that the reacted group is not an amino or carbonyl group participating in a peptide bond within the monomer.
- 34. A method of making a polymer composition comprising combining collagen and a polymer that intercalates into the collagen, the polymer comprising monomers, each monomer comprising a catechol group, a reactive group, and a linker of at least three carbon atoms between the catechol group and the reactive group.
- 39. A composition comprising a polymeric material and a polymer made by the polymerization of a catechol-containing monomer.
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42. A composition comprising:
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a catechol-containing monomer treated collagen fiber; and
a catechol-containing monomer treated collagen foam. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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