Abstract: Antioxidant polymers of the present invention comprise repeat units that include one or both of Structural Formulas (I) and (II): wherein: R is —H or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, acyl or aryl group; Ring A is substituted with at least one tert-butyl group or substituted or unsubstituted n-alkoxycarbonyl group; Ring B is substituted with at least one —H and at least one tert-butyl group or substituted or unsubstituted n-alkoxycarbonyl group; Rings A and B are each optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —OH, —NH, —SH, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group; n is an integer equal to or greater than 2; and p is an integer equal to or greater than 0. The invention also includes methods of using and preparing these polymers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 4, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 29, 2007
Assignees:
University of Massachusettes Lowell, United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
Inventors:
Ashok L. Cholli, Vijayendra Kumar, Jayant Kumar, Virinder Singh Parmar, Lynne Ann Samuelson, Ferdinando F. Bruno