Patent ID: 7790838

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 R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, and mixtures thereof, and R 5 is hydrogen or alkyl; and 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, and p is between about 60 to about 1250.