HYDROPHILIC INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS DERIVED FROM HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS

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APP PUB NO 20130096691A1
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13692956

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A composition of matter comprising a water-swellable IPN or semi-IPN including a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer and an ionic polymer, articles made from such composition and methods of using such articles. The invention also includes a process for producing a water-swellable IPN or semi-IPN from a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer including the steps of placing an ionizable monomer solution in contact with a solid form of the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; diffusing the ionizable monomer solution into the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; and polymerizing the ionizable monomers to form a ionic polymer inside the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, thereby forming the IPN or semi-IPN.

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EMERGENCE VENTURE FUND I LP813 HEINZ AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94710

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kourtis, Lampros San Francisco, US 46 667
McCrea, Keith Concord, US 19 379
Myung, David Santa Clara, US 68 1153
Ward, Robert Berkeley, US 55 663

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