Star macromolecules for personal and home care
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1. A polymer composition comprising mikto star macromolecules, wherein each mikto star macromolecule comprises:
- a core and a plurality of ATRP arms, said plurality of ATRP arms comprising;
a) at least one arm of the plurality of ATRP arms is a hydrophilic homopolymeric ATRP arm, wherein the homopolymeric ATRP arms of the polymer composition have a polydispersity index of between 1.0 and 2.5; and
b) at least one arm of the plurality of ATRP arms is a copolymer ATRP arm, wherein the copolymer ATRP arms of the polymer composition have a polydispersity index of between 1.0 and 2.5, and said copolymer ATRP arm comprises;
1) a longer hydrophilic segment proximal to the core; and
2) a shorter hydrophobic segment distal to the core;
wherein;
i) the homopolymeric ATRP arms are shorter than the copolymer ATRP arms; and
ii) the polymer composition behaves as a thickening agent in an aqueous medium at concentration of less than 5 wt. %.
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A polymer composition comprising star macromolecules is provided. Each star macromolecule has a core and five or more arms, wherein the number of arms within a star macromolecule varies across the composition of star molecules. The arms on a star are covalently attached to the core of the star; each arm comprises one or more (co)polymer segments; and at least one arm and/or at least one segment exhibits a different solubility from at least one other arm or one other segment, respectively, in a reference liquid of interest.
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1. A polymer composition comprising mikto star macromolecules, wherein each mikto star macromolecule comprises:
- a core and a plurality of ATRP arms, said plurality of ATRP arms comprising;
a) at least one arm of the plurality of ATRP arms is a hydrophilic homopolymeric ATRP arm, wherein the homopolymeric ATRP arms of the polymer composition have a polydispersity index of between 1.0 and 2.5; and b) at least one arm of the plurality of ATRP arms is a copolymer ATRP arm, wherein the copolymer ATRP arms of the polymer composition have a polydispersity index of between 1.0 and 2.5, and said copolymer ATRP arm comprises; 1) a longer hydrophilic segment proximal to the core; and 2) a shorter hydrophobic segment distal to the core; wherein; i) the homopolymeric ATRP arms are shorter than the copolymer ATRP arms; and ii) the polymer composition behaves as a thickening agent in an aqueous medium at concentration of less than 5 wt. %. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
- a core and a plurality of ATRP arms, said plurality of ATRP arms comprising;
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22. A polymer composition comprising mikto star macromolecules, wherein each mikto star macromolecule comprises:
- a core and a plurality of ATRP arms, said plurality of ATRP arms comprising;
a) at least one arm of the plurality of ATRP arms is a hydrophobic homopolymeric ATRP arm, wherein the homopolymeric ATRP arms of the polymer composition have a polydispersity index of between 1.0 and 2.5; and b) at least one arm of the plurality of ATRP arms is a copolymer ATRP arm, wherein the copolymer ATRP arms of the polymer composition have a polydispersity index of between 1.0 and 2.5, and said copolymer ATRP arm comprises; 1) a longer hydrophobic segment proximal to the core; and 2) a shorter hydrophilic segment distal to the core; wherein; i) the homopolymeric ATRP arms are shorter than the copolymer ATRP arms; and ii) the polymer composition behaves as a thickening agent. - View Dependent Claims (23)
- a core and a plurality of ATRP arms, said plurality of ATRP arms comprising;
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