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Two dimensional polymer that generates nitric oxide

  • US 6,951,902 B2
  • Filed: 08/16/2002
  • Issued: 10/04/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A polymeric composition capable of generating nitric oxide, the polymeric composition comprising:

  • a crosslinked chemical combination of (i) a polymer having side chains along a backbone forming the polymer, at least two of the side chains containing an amino group, and (ii) a crosslinking agent containing at least two functional groups capable of reacting with the amino groups; and

    a plurality of nitric oxide generating functional groups associated with the crosslinked chemical combination;

    wherein the polymer is a polyamide, and the polyamide is synthesized by (i) reacting a monomer selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids, esters of unsaturated carboxylic acids, anhydrides of unsaturated carboxylic acids, and mixtures thereof, and a first amine to form an intermediate reaction product, wherein the first amine is selected from RR1NH, RNH2, polyalkylene polyamines, and mixtures thereof, wherein the R and R1 groups are the same or different and each contain between 1 and 50 carbon atoms and are optionally substituted with heteroatoms oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus and combinations thereof, and (ii) reacting the intermediate reaction product and a second amine to form the polyamide, wherein the second amine is selected from R2R3NH, R2NH2, polyalkylene polyamines, and mixtures thereof, wherein the R2 and R3 groups are the same or different and each contain between 1 and 50 carbon atoms and are optionally substituted with heteroatoms oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus and combinations thereof; and

    at least one of the selected amines includes at least two amino groups.

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