Abstract: Polysaccharides are functionalized using a source of free radicals which forms stable radicals on the polysaccharides structure and wherein the formed radicals reacts with a functionalized unsaturated compound. The method comprises two steps: a first step, wherein the free radical on the polysaccharides chain is formed, and a second step, wherein said radical reacts with the unsaturated compound in the absence of the radical source.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2003
Date of Patent:
July 13, 2010
Assignees:
Next Technology Tecnotessile Societa Nazionale Di Ricerca R.L., Instuto Scientifico Di Chimica E Biochimica “G. Rozoni”
Inventors:
Giangiacomo Torri, Angelo Alberti, Sabrina Bertini, Gianluca Ciardelli, Giuseppe Gastaldi, Solitario Nesti, Elena Vismara