Bio-inspired polymer and glue including the polymer
AssigneeResearch & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
InventorJi Heung Kim
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Abstract
The present invention provides a bio-inspired polymer compound, and a bio-adhesive having the same, and more particularly, to a bio-inspired polymer compound having biocompatibility and high adhesion ability, and a bio-adhesive comprising the same, wherein as the bio-inspired polymer compound absorbs water, the bio-inspired polymer compound becomes viscous in a swollen state, wherein the bio-inspired polymer compound has repeating units, a unit expressed by Chemical Formula 1 and a unit represented by Chemical Formula 2.
Claims8
A bio-inspired polymer compound comprising, as repeating units, a unit expressed by a following Chemical Formula 1 and a unit represented by a following Chemical Formula 2:
- wherein,
- in the Chemical Formula 1, m represents a natural number of 1 to 6;
- in the Chemical Formula 2, n represents a natural number of 1 to 11;
- and
- in the Chemical Formula 2, R represents a methyl group (—CH3), a carboxyl group (—COOH) or a hydroxyl group (—OH), and
- wherein a weight average molecular weight of the bio-inspired polymer compound is in a range from 104 g/mol to 105 g/mol.
A bio-adhesive comprising a bio-inspired polymer compound, wherein the compound comprises, as repeating units, a unit expressed by a following Chemical Formula 1 and a unit represented by a following Chemical Formula 2:
- wherein,
- in the Chemical Formula 1, m represents a natural number of 1 to 6;
- in the Chemical Formula 2, n represents a natural number of 1 to 11;
- and
- in the Chemical Formula 2, R represents a methyl group (—CH3), a carboxyl group (—COOH) or a hydroxyl group (—OH),
- provided, when the bio-inspired polymer compound absorbs water, the bio-inspired polymer compound becomes viscous in a swollen state, and
- wherein a weight average molecular weight of the bio-inspired polymer compound is in a range from 104 g/mol to 105 g/mol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.