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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1997
Ray F. Stewart, Redwood City, CA (US);
Natarajan Balachander, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Steven P. Bitler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Loc Phan, San Jose, CA (US);
Valentine Y. Yoon, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Landec Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Crystalline polymers are prepared as a latex, and are useful for coating fibrous materials such hair and fabrics. The latex can have a high solids content greater than 30%, a residual monomer content of less than 1%, and can be used for repeatedly setting fibrous materials into desired configurations. The latex is also useful for coating organisms such as seeds. The particulate coating extends the dormancy of the organism and/or protects the organism, and is easily shed by a germinating seed. The coating can contain a seed coating additive, such as a colorant or fungicide.