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Process for making low density hydrogel materials having high surface areas
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-05
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Granted: 1996-07-30
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Expires: 2015-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A process for making 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 equal to or greater than about 30 m2/g, and a compression strength of equal to or less than about 75% yield at 300 psi.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter D. Unger
- 👤 Ronald P. Rohrbach
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 09:02
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/12; B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/22; B01J20/24; B01J20/26; C08J9/00; C08J9/28; C08J2300/00; C08J2300/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A process for making a crosslinked, highly porous body comprising the steps of: a) dissolving a hydrogel polymer in a gelling solvent, said hydrogel polymer selected from the group consisting of alginates, gums, starch, dextrins, agar, gelatins, casein, collagen, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylenimine, acrylate polymers, starch/acrylate copolymers, and mixtures and copolymers thereof, b) forming a gel from the dissolved polymer solution into a desired configuration, c) gradually replacing said gelling solvent with a crosslinking solvent by employing a concentration gradient solvent exchange process, d) adding a crosslinking agent to crosslink said gel, and e) isolating the crosslinked gel from said crosslinking solvent, wherein said porous body is characterized in that it has an open-celled 3-dimensional lattice structure, a density of less than about 1.0 g/cm 3 , a surface area of equal to or greater than about 30 m 2 /g, and a compression strength of equal to or less than about 75% yield at 300 psi.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A process for making a crosslinked, highly porous body comprising the steps of: a) dissolving a hydrogel polymer in a gelling solvent, said hydrogel polymer selected from the group consisting of alginates, gums, starch, dextrins, agar, gelatins, casein, collagen, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylenimine, acrylate polymers, starch/acrylate copolymers, and mixtures and copolymers thereof, b) forming a gel from the dissolved polymer solution into a desired configuration, c) gradually replacing said gelling solvent with a crosslinking solvent by employing a concentration gradient solvent exchange process, d) adding a crosslinking agent to crosslink said gel, and e) isolating the crosslinked gel from said crosslinking solvent, wherein said porous body is characterized in that it has an open-celled 3-dimensional lattice structure, a density of less than about 1.0 g/cm 3 , a surface area of equal to or greater than about 30 m 2 /g, and a compression strength of equal to or less than about 75% yield at 300 psi.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said hydrogel polymer is selected from the group consisting of alginates, gums, dextrins, agar, gelatins, casein, collagen, polyvinyl alcohol, starch/acrylate copolymers, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said crosslinking solvent is selected from the group consisting of acetone, chloroform, dimethyl sulfoxide, toluene, pyridine, and xylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said concentration gradient solvent exchange process utilizes an intermediate solvent that is miscible to both said gelling solvent and said crosslinking solvent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said intermediate solvent is selected from the group consisting of alcohols, acetates, ketones, DMSO, DMF, methylene chloride, ethylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran, and dioxane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The porous body of claim 1, wherein said crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates, diacid halides, diepoxides, epichlorohydrin, aldehydes, dialdehydes, trimetaphosphates, vinyl sulfones, urea-formaldehydes and di-halogenated aliphatics.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
166 words
A process for making a crosslinked, highly porous body comprising the steps of: a) dissolving a hydrogel polymer in a gelling solvent that contains an additive selected from the group consisting of surfactants, elastomeric additives, and polyols, said hydrogel polymer selected from the group consisting of alginates, gums, starch, dextrins, agar, gelatins, casein, collagen, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylenimine, acrylate polymers, starch/acrylate copolymers, and mixtures and copolymers thereof, b) forming a gel from the dissolved polymer solution into a desired configuration, c) freeze-drying said gel, d) adding a crosslinking solvent to the freeze-dried gel, e) adding a crosslinking agent to said crosslinking solvent, and e) isolating the crosslinked gel from said crosslinking solvent, wherein said porous body is characterized in that it has an open-celled 3-dimensional lattice structure, a density of less than about 1.0 g/cm 3 , a surface area of equal to or greater than about 30 m 2 /g, and a compression strength of equal to or less than about 75% yield at 300 psi.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
166 words
A process for making a crosslinked, highly porous body comprising the steps of: a) dissolving a hydrogel polymer in a gelling solvent that contains an additive selected from the group consisting of surfactants, elastomeric additives, and polyols, said hydrogel polymer selected from the group consisting of alginates, gums, starch, dextrins, agar, gelatins, casein, collagen, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylenimine, acrylate polymers, starch/acrylate copolymers, and mixtures and copolymers thereof, b) forming a gel from the dissolved polymer solution into a desired configuration, c) freeze-drying said gel, d) adding a crosslinking solvent to the freeze-dried gel, e) adding a crosslinking agent to said crosslinking solvent, and e) isolating the crosslinked gel from said crosslinking solvent, wherein said porous body is characterized in that it has an open-celled 3-dimensional lattice structure, a density of less than about 1.0 g/cm 3 , a surface area of equal to or greater than about 30 m 2 /g, and a compression strength of equal to or less than about 75% yield at 300 psi.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 7, wherein said hydrogel polymer is selected from the group consisting of alginates, gums, dextrins, agar, gelatins, casein, collagen, polyvinyl alcohol, starch/acrylate copolymers, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 7, wherein said crosslinking solvent is selected from the group consisting of acetone, chloroform, dimethyl sulfoxide, toluene, pyridine, and xylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 7, wherein said crosslinking agent is selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates, diacid halides, diepoxides, epichlorohydrin, aldehydes, dialdehydes, trimetaphosphates, vinyl sulfones, urea-formaldehydes and di-halogenated aliphatics.
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