Patent ID: 6956077

Claim:
A polymer compound comprising a structure selected from the group consisting of: wherein: R is a linear or branched divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; R′ is a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having one or more hydroxyl groups and 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having one or more acid amide bonds and/or ester bonds and 2 to 9 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having one or more acid amide bonds and/or ester bonds, one or more hydroxyl groups and 3 to 9 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 2 or greater, wherein said polymer has acid amide bonds at two or more sites in the polymer chain.