Patent ID: 6018033
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61K,C07H,C08F,C08J

Abstract:
A gel or foam formed by polymerizing a saccharide having a formula selected from formulas (I)-(VII) as follows: ##STR4## where S is a saccharide residue, R is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group, and n is an integer from 1 to 8; R' is an alkyl, aryl or alkaryl group, and m is an integer from 0 to 7; R"" is an alkylene, arylene, or alkarylene diradical; R.sub.1 is a lower alkyl group; R.sub.2 is a lower alkyl group; R.sub.3 is hydrogen or methyl, and x is an integer from 1 to 10,000; R.sub.4 is an alkylene, arylene, or alkarylene diradical, and R.sub.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl.