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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Michael Brook, Ancaster, CA;
Ferdinand Gonzaga, Hamilton, CA;
Hongjian Tian, Mississauga, CA;
Howard Ketelson, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Brook, Ancaster, CA;
Ferdinand Gonzaga, Hamilton, CA;
Hongjian Tian, Mississauga, CA;
Howard Ketelson, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignees:
Joint Intellectual Property Policy of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CA;
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 77/00 (2006.01); C07F 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel silicon-based polymers, particularly silicon-based polymers having citrate groups, and their use as chelating agents, for forming nanostructures, as surfactants, as reducing agents and as stabilizers.