Abstract: The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more other olefinically unsaturated, optionally crosslinking, comonomers containing at least one oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus atom and possessing a molecular weight of less than 500 g/mol, and C) one or more at least monofunctional, fluorine-containing components capable of free-radical polymerization, the copolymerization D) taking place in the presence or absence of at least one polymeric additive having number-average molecular weights of from 200 g/mol to 109 g/mol. The water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers of the present invention are useful in paper processing, laundry detergents, textile processing, petroleum extraction and formulating cosmetics.

Abstract: A method for reducing or completely eliminating water influx in an oil or natural gas borehole includes introducing in the borehole an aqueous solution of a copolymer comprising: A) 40-98 wt. % of structural units of formula (I), wherein: R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 represents C2-C10 alkylene; and Me+ represents an ammonium metal ion and an alkali metal ion; B) 0.1 to 58 wt. % of structural units of formula (II); C) 0.1 to 10 wt. % of structural units of formula (III), wherein: R3 and R4 independently of each other represent hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, or R3 and R4 represent together a propylene group, which, with inclusion of a radical (A), form a pyrrolidon radical or, with inclusion of a pentamethylene group, forms a caprolactam radical; D) 0.10 to 10 wt % of structural units of formula (IV). The method also includes introducing in the ground or deposit, simultaneously with the copolymer or subsequently, an agent for crosslinking the copolymer.

Abstract: The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of

Abstract: Surfactant-containing cosmetic, dermatological and pharmaceutical agents The invention provides surfactant-containing cosmetic, dermatological, and pharmaceutical agents comprising at-least one water-soluble or water-swellable copolymer obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of

Abstract: Fluorine-modified comb polymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of

Abstract: Compositions comprising copolymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine and synergistic additives

Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid washing, cleaning, disinfecting bleaching compositions comprising amphiphilic copolymers which include structural units derived from

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polymers which contain between 1 and 99 mol-% structural units of formula 1, 1

Abstract: The invention relates to copolymers comprising a) 5-95% by weight of structural units which are derived from compounds of the formula 1 b) from 1 to 95% by weight of structural units which are derived from compounds of the formula 2  and c1) from 1 to 95% by weight of structural units which are derived from compounds of the formula 3  or, alternatively, to c1), c2) from 1 to 95% by weight of structural units which are derived from compounds of the formula 4  n which X is a cation. The copolymers according to the invention are suitable as a fluid loss additive for water-based drilling muds and for cement slurries in deep wells, for completion and clearing-out liquids and for water shut-off in production probes.