Patent ID: 8728454

Claim:
A composition comprising: a polymer-micelle complex, the complex comprising: a positively charged micelle, wherein said positively charged micelle comprises a water-soluble cationic material selected from the group consisting of a monomeric quaternary ammonium compound, a monomeric biguanide compound, and mixtures thereof, said micelle being electrostatically bound to a water-soluble polymeric counterion bearing a negative charge; wherein said water-soluble polymeric counterion bearing a negative charge comprises a hybrid copolymer derived from a synthetic monomer or monomers chain terminated with a hydroxyl-containing natural material synthesized with a free radical initiator; wherein said polymeric counterion does not comprise a block copolymer, latex particles, polymer nanoparticles, cross-linked polymers, silicone copolymer, fluorosurfactant, or amphoteric copolymer; wherein said composition does not form a coacervate, and wherein said composition does not form a film on a surface; and wherein said composition does not comprise a polyelectrolyte complex.