US Patent Application 17824658. DYNAMIC BONDS FOR DOUBLE DEGRADATION FEATURES IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS simplified abstract
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DYNAMIC BONDS FOR DOUBLE DEGRADATION FEATURES IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS
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Maryah Almaghrabi of Thuwal (SA)
DYNAMIC BONDS FOR DOUBLE DEGRADATION FEATURES IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17824658 titled 'DYNAMIC BONDS FOR DOUBLE DEGRADATION FEATURES IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a polymer composition that is designed to degrade in a specific way. - The composition includes aliphatic polyesters and imine functional groups. - The imine functional groups are incorporated into the polyester backbone. - The method of preparing the composition involves polymerizing lactone monomers to form a polylactone polymer and then reacting it with a bis-imine compound to incorporate the imine functional groups. - The method of degrading the composition involves exposing it to water, elevated temperature, or soil, which causes hydrolysis of cleavable covalent bonds. - This hydrolysis produces an aldehyde and an amine. - The composition is designed to be doubly degradable, meaning it can degrade in two different ways. - The patent application provides a specific method for preparing and degrading the composition, which may have applications in various industries such as biodegradable materials and drug delivery systems.
Original Abstract Submitted
A doubly degradable polymer composition may include one or more aliphatic polyesters and one or more imine functional groups. The imine functional groups may be incorporated into the aliphatic polyester backbone. A method of preparing a doubly degradable polymer composition may include polymerizing one or more lactone monomers to form a polylactone polymer and reacting the polylactone polymer with a bis-imine compound to incorporate one or more imine functional groups into the polylactone polymer backbone. A method of degrading a doubly degradable polymer composition may include providing a doubly degradable polymer composition including one or more ester functional groups and one or more imine functional groups and exposing the doubly degradable polymer composition to at least one of water, an elevated temperature, and soil, thereby hydrolyzing at least one cleavable covalent bond to produce an aldehyde and an amine.
