Appeal No. 1996-2738 Application 08/252,501 moieties bonded to each derivatized saccharide monomer, said derivative having been prepared by reacting a substantially non-crosslinked polysaccharide with a polycationic reagent having a single polysaccharide reactive group and at least two cationic groups, whereby the derivative is water soluble. 32. The paper of Claim 27 wherein the polycationic reagent is a polyamine having the structure: 1 3 4 5 wherein R , R , R and R are identical or differe nt and represent a C -C alkyl group or a 1 6 C aryl group or a C -C 6 6 12 alkaryl group; R are a C -C alkylene or alkylene ether or a C6 6 2 2 6 arylene or a C -C alkarylene group; R , R , R and R is6 12 6 7 8 9 independently, hydrogen or a C -C alkyl or a C -C alkaryl1 6 6 12 group; Z is a polysaccharide reactive group; and A is an anion. 15Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Last modified: November 3, 2007