Patent ID: 11873358
Assignee: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 10:
11. The crosslinked hydrogel of claim 1, wherein the backbone polymer is selected from homopolymers of polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid; copolymers of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with anionic, uncharged or cationic monomer;, copolymers of an alkyl vinyl ether with an acid anhydride monomer; copolymers of vinyl ethers of ethylene oxide oligomers with an acid anhydride monomer, polyanhydride and carboxylic acid anhydride polymers; copolymers of aromatic monomers with an acid anhydride monomer; polymers containing epoxy groups, and optionally including neutral or anionic monomers.