THICKENED COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CROSSLINKED POLYMERS CONTAINING BIOMASS DERIVED MATERIALS

摘要

Novel, crosslinked polymers using biomass derived materials, such as aldaric acids and derivatives, are provided. The polymers can be used as hydrogels and in antimicrobial compositions.

主权项

1. A composition comprising thickener, wherein the thickener is:a crosslinked polymer, the crosslinked polymer comprising:
A) a linear, branched or cyclic polymeric backbone comprising repeat units that comprise one or more groups selected from: hydrocarbylene groups selected from one or more aliphatic, aromatic, linear, branched, or cyclic groups; heteroatoms; and carbonyl groups; and B) one or more crosslinking units that include at least one aldaroyl structural unit of Formula I: where n is 1-6;wherein the hydrocarbylene groups and heteroatoms of the repeat units are optionally substituted with substituents that comprise one or more of C1-C30 hydrocarbylene groups, heteroatoms, and carbonyl carbon groups, and wherein the hydrocarbylene groups of the substituents are aliphatic or aromatic, linear, branched, or cyclic, or combinations thereof.