Use of polyelectrolyte complexes for producing polymer foils with oxygen-barrier properties

US8980437B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8980437-B2
Application numberUS-201013389680-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 17, 2010
Priority dateAug 24, 2009
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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The use of polyelectrolyte complexes is described, for providing an oxygen barrier to packaging materials made of polymer foils. Polymeric components of the polyelectrolyte complex are applied in polymerized form to the polymer foil. The polymer foil is either coated with an aqueous dispersion comprising a dispersed polyelectrolyte complex previously produced by water-in-water emulsion polymerization, or is coated with a composition comprising a polyelectrolyte complex produced from anionic polymer and from cationic surfactant, or the polymer foil is coated with at least three alternating layers, where respectively one of two adjacent layers comprises an anionic polyelectrolyte component and the other of two adjacent layers comprises a cationic polyelectrolyte component, and polyelectrolyte complexes form at the opposite, adjacent interfaces of the alternating layers.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of coating a polymer foil, the method comprising applying a mixture to at least one side of the polymer foil, wherein the mixture comprises (i) an aqueous dispersion comprising a dispersed polyelectrolyte complex comprising a cationic polymer produced by water-in-water emulsion polymerization, wherein the cationic polymer is a polymer comprising a vinylimidazolium unit, a polymer comprising a vinylamine unit, a polymers comprising a dialkyla…

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What does patent US8980437B2 cover?
The use of polyelectrolyte complexes is described, for providing an oxygen barrier to packaging materials made of polymer foils. Polymeric components of the polyelectrolyte complex are applied in polymerized form to the polymer foil. The polymer foil is either coated with an aqueous dispersion comprising a dispersed polyelectrolyte complex previously produced by water-in-water emulsion polymeri…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cimpeanu Carmen-Elena, Breiner Thomas, Urban Dieter, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B05D5/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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