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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365190 | Crosslinked polysaccharide, obtained by crosslinking with substituted polyethylene glycol, as superabsorbent New crosslinked polysaccharides useful as absorbents or superabsorbents alone or in a mixture are obtained by reacting polysaccharides (preferably containing carboxylates groups) with at least one crosslinker selected in the group constituted by activated polyethyle... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7160420 | Use of dispersions of crosslinked cationic starch in papermaking Starch dispersions comprising discrete particles of crosslinked cationic starch in an aqueous liquid can be used in papermaking. They can be used as a wet-end additive or in surface coating. The starch dispersions can be prepared by a process comprising: (a) obtaini... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7022836 | Methods for producing and transforming cassava protoplasts The invention relates to a method for producing protoplasts of cassava or closely related species, which protoplasts are capable of regeneration into plants. The method comprises producing friable embryogenic callus from explants of cassava or closely related specie... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6987181 | Oxidized polymeric carbohydrates and products made thereof The present invention relates to a polysaccharide having functional groups, wherein said groups are aldehyde groups formed at positions C2 and/or C3 as well as at position C6 of the anhydroglucose units of the polysaccharide chain. Preferably th... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6835718 | Biocleavable micelle compositions for use as drug carriers This invention discloses compositions and methods for preparing biocleavable or biodegradable micelle compositions for carrying and releasing drugs and other active agents for therapeutic or other medical uses. Methods are also disclosed for preparing biocleavable c... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6635755 | Oxidized polymeric carbohydrates and products made thereof The present invention relates to a polysaccharide having functional groups, wherein said groups are aldehyde groups formed at positions C2 and/or C3 as well as at position C6 of the anhydroglucose units of the polysaccharide chain. Preferably the polysacc... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6596860 | Adhesive composition The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a derivative of a starch, which comprises at least 95 wt. % of amylopectin, based on dry substance of the starch, wherein the derivative is obtainable by cross-linking, etherification, esterifica... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6555645 | Degradable polyurethane resin The invention is a degradable polyurethane resin obtained by reacting 2,5-/2,6-diisocyanatomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and/or a modified compound thereof with polyol comprising a single compound, mixture or copolycondensate selected from the group consist... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6531592 | Process for modifying starchy materials in the dry phase The subject of the invention is a process for modifying amylaceous (starchy) materials comprising a stage of chemical fluidification and a stage of stabilization, simultaneous or not simultaneous, these two stages being performed in the dry phase and by t... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6528629 | Malto-oligosaccharide derived glycosides Disclosed is a method for preparing a malto-oligosaccharide derived glycoside. Generally, the method comprises providing a malto-oligosaccharide and glycosylating the malto-oligosaccharide with an alcohol or a thiol under conditions suitable to form a ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6197951 | Starch graft copolymer blast media The invention discloses a starch graft poly(meth)acrylate blast media which is effective in paint removal. The media is superior to a physical blend of the components (i.e., starch and acrylic polymers) and to either a starch polymer or an acrylic polymer... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6127348 | Methods and compositions based on inhibition of cell invasion and fibrosis by anionic polymers The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5994532 | Finishing agent The use of amylopectin-type starch obtained from potato that has been subjected to a genetical engineering modification to suppress the formation of amylose-type starch, as a finishing agent in papermaking is described.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5834446 | Nerve process growth modulators Nerve process growth modulation can be achieved using derivatized cyclodextrins. Processes for making sulfated and aminated ଲ-cyclodextrin derivatives are also described in which a compound of the formula R"2 NCH X'+ X'- | 11/10/1998 |
| 5780616 | Cationic polymer The invention relates to a cationic polysaccharide, preferably in fibrous form, having superabsorbent characteristics. The polysaccharides are substituted by quaternary ammonium groups, have a ds of at least 0.5, preferably 0.5 to 2.5 and are cross-linked... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5780619 | Starch graft poly(meth)acrylate blast media The invention discloses a starch graft poly(meth)acrylate blast media which is effective in paint removal. The media is superior to a physical blend of the components (i.e., starch and acrylic polymers) and to either a starch polymer or an acrylic polymer... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5523339 | Method of papermaking using crosslinked cationic/amphoteric starches A method of making paper in an alkaline or acid system wherein a selected crosslinked, cationized or amphoteric starch is added to the system, said starch being crosslinked by adding enough crosslinking agent to provide a starch having a breakdown viscosi... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5502082 | Low density materials having good compression strength and articles formed therefrom A crosslinked, highly porous body derived from a water-soluble, hydrogel polymer, wherein the porous body is characterized in that it has an open-celled 3-dimensional lattice structure, a density of less than about 1.0 g/cm3 a surface area of e... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5039797 | 2'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl nucleoside cyclic monophosphate The invention is a 2'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl nucleoside 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R' is guanine or adenine. Also disclosed are topical pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using them for reducing intraocular... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4963666 | Material of polysaccharides containing carboxyl groups, and a process for producing such polysaccharides Method of crosslinking carboxyl-containing polysaccharides in that the polysaccharide is at first activated with a bi- or polyfunctional reagent, and then after removal of any potential excess of activating reagent the crosslinking is performed during dry... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4373099 | Continuous process for preparation of a thinned cationic starch paste A process whereby a gelatinized starch having a cationic reagent chemically bound to the starch backbone and a reduced viscosity is prepared by (1) gelatinizing starch and substantially simultaneous with gelatinization reacting said treated starch with an... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4296234 | Absorbent materials A highly absorbent material, especially suitable for use in absorbent disposable products such as sanitary towels and tampons, consisting of a substantially water-insoluble cross-linked gelatinized starch, in which the degree of substitution of the cross-... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4264766 | Immunological diagnostic reagents A water-insoluble immunological reagent being formed from discrete particles of a latex carrier to which a water-soluble polyhydroxy compound is covalently bound having condensed thereto through a covalent link an immunologically active material; process ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4237271 | Crosslinked starch halohydrins and their nitrogen-containing substitution products Crosslinked starch is reacted with an epihalohydrin in the presence of a strong acid catalyst to produce the 3-halo-2-hydroxypropyl ether. Substitution of the halogen with nitrogen-containing compounds enables the preparation of novel water-insoluble cati... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4175073 | Reactive derivatives of HS-group-containing polymers A novel class of reactive derivatives of polymers containing HS-groups is disclosed in which derivatives a number of the HS-groups are converted to a disulphide group of the formula -S-S-A-Z, where A is a hydrocarbon residue having 1-10 carbon atoms and Z... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4155884 | Process and apparatus for producing modified starch products A process and apparatus are described for producing modified starch products. In the method of the invention, a slurry of starch is continuously moved at elevated temperature and pressure through a tubular heating zone and the hot fluid mass emerging from... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4139505 | Enlarged granule starch stilt material for microencapsulated coatings Enlarged granule starch useful as a protective stilt material in microencapsulated coatings to prevent premature rupture of the microcapsules. Starch granules are increased in size by alkali-swelling of the granules in aqueous slurry. The enlarged granule... | 02/13/1979 |
| 3997508 | Improvements in treatment of high-molecular-weight water-soluble compounds with glyoxal A process for the manufacture of finely-powdered, water-soluble without formation of lumps, high-molecular weight compounds, preferably modified natural polymers, comprising dry mixing the finely-powdered high-molecular weight compounds to be treated with... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3947352 | Polysaccharide matrices for use as adsorbents in affinity chromatography techniques Polysaccharide matrices, e.g., agarose, for use in certain affinity chromatography procedures, are activated with sodium metaperiodate, derivatized with a symmetrical dihydrazide and thence reductively stabilized, preferably with sodium cyanoborohydride. ... | 03/30/1976 |