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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Andrew Lennard Lewis, Surrey, GB;
Simon William Leppard, Surrey, GB;
Andrew Lennard Lewis, Surrey, GB;
Simon William Leppard, Surrey, GB;
Biocompatibles UK Limited, Farnham, GB;
Abstract
An initiator for the terminal group of the polymer product of an atom or group radical transfer polymerisation has an activated carboxyl or an amine group which is reacted with an amine or carboxyl (respectively) group containing biologically active compound. The initiator is preferably 4-(3-(2-bromo, 2-methyl-propionate)phenyl)-propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester or 2-bromo, 2-methyl-propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester. The monomers preferably comprise a zwitterionic monomer such as 2-methacryloxyethyl-2'-trimethyl ammoniumethyl phosphate inner salt.