Degradable polycarbonate sport fishing materials
AssigneeThe Texas A&M University System
InventorsKaren L. Wooley, Simcha E. Felder, Brooke A. Versaw, Ashlee A. Jahnke, Lauren A. Link, Mark W. Wooley, Charles A. Hinton, William R. Howell, Jr.
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Abstract
Degradable polycarbonates network based bulk materials are provided. The bulk materials of the present disclosure may be produced having a wide range of tunable mechanical, physical, and thermal properties and are hydrolytically degradable. The bulk materials of the present disclosure may be suitable for the manufacture of a variety of sport fishing equipment or other equipment for water use or that may benefit from hydrolytic degradation in the environment.
Claims23
A hydrolytically-degradable device comprising a hydrolytically-degradable polycarbonate network, wherein the hydrolytically-degradable polycarbonate network comprises:
- a polyhydroxyl monomer that is a natural product, wherein at least one hydroxyl group of the polyhydroxyl monomer is modified with an allyl carbonate group, or any mixtures thereof;
- a crosslinking comonomer;
- and
- a functional additive.
A hydrolytically-degradable device comprising:
- a bulk material comprising:
- a polyhydroxyl monomer that is a natural product, wherein at least one hydroxyl group of the polyhydroxyl monomer is modified with an allyl carbonate group, or any mixtures thereof;
- a crosslinking comonomer;
- and
- a functional additive.
A method comprising:
- providing a plurality of polyhydroxyl monomers that are natural products, wherein at least one hydroxyl group of each of the plurality of polyhydroxyl monomers is modified with an allyl carbonate group, or any mixtures thereof, a plurality of crosslinking monomers, and a functional additive;
- mixing the polyhydroxyl monomers, the plurality of crosslinking monomers, and the functional additive to form a resin;
- curing the resin to form a bulk material;
- and
- making a hydrolytically-degradable device that encounters an aqueous environment and degrades a set time thereafter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.