Patent ID: 11905379
Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  F | IPC C  F

Claim 7:
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one framing associative polymer is formed by at least two structure units having formula [[FG-chain[node]z(I) and optionally one or more structural units having formula nodechain] (II), wherein:
FG is an associative functional group (FGa);
chain is a non-polar polymer substantially soluble in a non-polar composition, the polymer having formula:

R1-[A]nR2  (III)

wherein:
A is a chemical and in particular an organic moiety forming the monomer of the polymer;
R1 and R2 are independently selected from any carbon based or organic group with one of R1 and R2 linked to an FG or a node and the other one of R1 and R2 linked to an FG or a node; and
n is an integer≥1;
z is 0 or 1;
node is a covalently linked moiety linking one of R1 and R2 of at least one first chain with one of the R1 and R2 of at least one second chain;

and wherein the FG, chain and node of different structural units of the polymer can be the same or different.