Claims
- 1. A homopolymer having a repeating structure wherein either each R2 is hydrogen or one R2 is hydrogen and the other R2 is methyl; n is from 1 to about 4; and one of Y and Z is OH and the other of Y and Z is wherein R1 is H or alkyl.
- 2. A homopolymer according to claim 1, wherein R1 is H.
- 3. A composition comprising a homopolymer according to claim 1.
- 4. A composition according to claim 3, further comprising water.
- 5. A composition according to claim 3, further comprising an organic solvent.
- 6. A composition according to claim 5, wherein the organic solvent is water miscible.
- 7. A copolymer prepared by addition polymerization of a compound having a structure wherein either each R2 is hydrogen or one R2 is hydrogen and the other R2 is methyl, n is from 1 to about 4, and one of Y and Z is OH and the other of Y and Z is wherein R1 is H or alkyl, with at least one further addition polymerizable compound.
- 8. A copolymer according to claim 7, wherein the further addition polymerizable compound or compounds are selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of acrylic acid, esters of methacrylic acid, α, β-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids containing 4 to 6 carbon atoms and esters thereof, aromatic vinyl compounds, heterocyclic aliphatic vinyl compounds, and combinations thereof.
- 9. A composition comprising a copolymer according to claim 7.
- 10. A composition according to claim 9, further comprising water.
- 11. A composition according to claim 9, further comprising an organic solvent.
- 12. A composition according to claim 11, wherein the organic solvent is water miscible.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/316,591, filed May 21, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,346,591.
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