Patent ID: 7868208

Claim:
A polymer which conforms to the following structure: A-(B-C) n -B-A wherein: A is R is alkyl having between 7 and 27 carbon atoms and includes linear, branched, saturated unsaturated and polyunsaturated; B is CH 2 —CH(OH)CH 2 — C is: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CH 3 —(CH 2 ) a — and CH 3 —(CH 2 ) b —O—(CH 2 ) 3 — a is an integer ranging 7 and 27 carbon atoms and includes linear, branched, saturated unsaturated and polyunsaturated; b is an integer ranging 7 and 27 carbon atoms and includes linear, branched, saturated unsaturated and polyunsaturated; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of —(CH 2 CH 2 O) x —(CH 2 CH(CH 3 O)y-(CH 2 CH 2 O) z H and —(CH 2 ) 2 C(O)O − M + M is selected from the group consisting of Na, K, and H; x, y and z are independently integers ranging from 0 to 20, with the proviso that x+y+z be greater than 1; n is an integer ranging from 1 to 2000.