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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2001
Peng George Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Wenhua Xie, Westland, MI (US);
Lei Qiao, Downingtown, PA (US);
Huai N. Cheng, Wilmington, DE (US);
Dennis J. Murphy, Malvern, PA (US);
Qu-ming Gu, Hockessin, DE (US);
Peng George Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Wenhua Xie, Westland, MI (US);
Lei Qiao, Downingtown, PA (US);
Huai N. Cheng, Wilmington, DE (US);
Dennis J. Murphy, Malvern, PA (US);
Qu-Ming Gu, Hockessin, DE (US);
Hercules, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Polysaccharides comprising one or more oxime linkages are provided. Methods for their preparation include the polycondensation of saccharides bearing oxime-forming substituents. In some embodiments, polymerization is conducted in the presence of galactose oxidase. The resulting oxime-linked polysaccharides have desirable properties and are useful in numerous applications including paper manufacturing and drug delivery vehicles.