Patent ID: 7790839

Claim:
A polymeric composition having the structure wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, and propyl, X is selected from the group consisting of acetate, p-tosylate, halide, sulfate, triflate, and mixtures thereof, and POLYMER2 is a water-insoluble polymeric material having an average molecular weight in excess of 5,000; wherein POLYMER2 has the structure wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of O, NH, and mixtures thereof, and R 6 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl; wherein n is between about 50 to about 10,000, m is adjusted such that m/(n+m) is between about 0.0001 to about 0.20, q is between 4 to about 12, r is between 4 to about 12, s is between about 25 to about 450.