CPC C08G 81/025 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14865 (2013.01); C08G 65/33317 (2013.01); C08J 5/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/1495 (2013.01); C08J 2339/08 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |
1. A polymeric membrane composition comprising:
a polymer backbone comprising one or more side chains that comprise a heterocycle; and
an amine-free polyether arm appended, via an alkyl spacer or a hydroxy-functionalized alkyl spacer, to the heterocycle of at least a portion of the one or more side chains;
wherein the amine-free polyether arm comprises at least one polyethylene oxide block and at least one polypropylene oxide block, the amine-free polyether arm being bound to a heterocyclic or heteroaromatic nitrogen atom in a side chain of the polymer backbone.
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