Patent ID: 7648697

Claim:
A polymer comprising monomers selected from the group consisting of a monomer for formula (XIII), a monomer of formula (XIV), and combinations thereof: wherein R 29 and R 31 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 50 alkyl, C 2 -C 50 alkenyl, C 2 -C 50 alkyne, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 50 polyether, C 1 -C 50 substituted polyether, C 1 -C 50 substituted alkyl, C 3 -C 8 substituted cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 50 substituted alkenyl, C 2 -C 50 substituted alkyne; R 30 and R 32 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 50 alkyl, C 2 -C 50 alkenyl, C 2 -C 50 alkyne, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 50 polyether, C 1 -C 50 substituted polyether, C 1 -C 50 substituted alkyl, C 3 -C 8 substituted cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 50 substituted alkenyl, C 2 -C 50 substituted alkyne, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heteroaryl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, and ether; u and v are each in the range of 0 to 200, and the sum of u and v is at least 1; M and N are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of oxygen, and amino; A* and B* are the same or different and are each a photoactive compound containing at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of a primary amino group, a primary hydroxyl group, a secondary amino group, a secondary hydroxyl group, and a carboxy group; and wherein A* is bound to the R 30 group at said moiety and B* is bound to the R 32 group at said moiety.