Patent ID: 11963605
Assignee: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C  D | IPC A  C  D

Claim 0:
1. A formulation for crosslinking keratin-containing fibers of hair comprising:
a crosslinking agent comprising an oxidized sugar having at least two aldehyde groups, wherein the sugar is selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, trisaccharides, and tetrasaccharides,
wherein the keratin-containing fibers of hair comprise a plurality of protein molecules comprising amine groups, and
wherein the aldehyde groups of the oxidized sugar are effective to react with the amine groups of the protein molecules contained in the keratin-containing fibers to yield a population of crosslinked keratin-containing fibers.