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

Claim 17:
18. A population of crosslinked keratin-containing fibers of hair, wherein the crosslinked-keratin-containing fibers of hair are produced according to a process comprising:
providing a crosslinking agent according to claim 1; and
infiltrating a plurality of keratin-containing fibers of hair with the crosslinking agent under conditions effective to cause protein molecules contained in the keratin-containing fibers to become crosslinked, thereby yielding a population of crosslinked keratin-containing fibers,
wherein the protein molecules of the keratin-containing fibers comprise amine groups that react with the at least two aldehyde groups of the oxidized sugar to achieve the crosslinking of the protein molecules to yield the crosslinked keratin-containing fibers of hair.