Patent ID: 8772443

Claim:
A polymeric material comprising: a copolymer of a first monomer (1), (2) or (3); and a second monomer (4), (5), (6) or (7); wherein, wherein R 1 =OH, Br, I, Cl, SH, COOH, NH 2 , N(R 2 ) 3 (R 2 can be same or different), SR 2 , SR 2 COOH, SR 2 NH 2 , SR 2 SO 3 H, SR 2 SH, SR 2 OH, malemide, or NHS ester, X=C 0 -C 3 alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl, R 2 =Alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, substituted aryl or substituted heteroaryl; and n=0, 1, or an integer greater than 1; and wherein R 3 and R 4 =H or