Crosslinked, water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethanes

Abstract

The present invention relates to crosslinked, water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethanes of A) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethane prepolymer having terminal isocyanate groups of a) at least one compound having a molecular weight in the range from 56 to 300 which contains two active hydrogen atoms per molecule, b) at least one polymer containing two active hydrogen atoms per molecule, c) at least one compound which contains two active hydrogen atoms and at least one ionogenic or ionic group per molecule, d) at least one diisocyanate, B) at least one polymer containing groups which are reactive toward isocyanate groups, chosen from hydroxyl, and primary and secondary amino and/or carboxyl groups, or the salts thereof.

1. A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition which comprises at least one crosslinked, water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethane of
 A) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethane prepolymer containing terminal isocyanate groups of 
 a) at least one compound having a molecular weight in the range from 56 to 300 which contains two active hydrogen atoms per molecule,  
 b) at least one polymer containing two active hydrogen atoms per molecule,  
 c) at least one compound which contains two active hydrogen atoms and at least one ionogenic or ionic group per molecule,  
 d) at least one diisocyanate,  
 
 B) at least one polymer containing groups which are reactive toward isocyanate groups, chosen  selected from hydroxyl, and primary and  secondary amino and/or  carboxyl groups, where the polymer B) comprises, in copolymerized  polymerized form, 
 e) at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer which additionally contains at least one group which is reactive toward isocyanate groups per molecule, said at least one monomer being selected from the group consisting of: 
   esters of α,β - ethylenically unsaturated mono -  and dicarboxylic acids with C   1   -C   20 - alkanediols, triols and polyols,    
   esters and amides of α,β - ethylenically unsaturated mono -  and dicarboxylic acids with C   2   -C   12 - aminoalcohols which have a primary or secondary amino group, and    
   amides of α,β - ethylenically unsaturated mono -  and dicarboxylic acids with di -  and polyamines which have at least two primary or two secondary or one primary and one secondary amino group;   
 
 f) optionally at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer which is chosen from esters of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated mono- and/or dicarboxylic acids with C 1 - to C 22 -alkanols, amides of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated mono- and/or dicarboxylic acids with mono- and di-C 1 - to C 22 -alkylamines, esters of vinyl alcohol and allyl alcohol with C 1 - to C 40 -monocarboxylic acids, vinyl ethers, aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, C 2 - to C 8 -monoolefins, nonaromatic hydrocarbons having at least 2 conjugated double bonds and mixtures thereof,  
 g) optionally at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer which is chosen form  from N-vinylamides, N-vinyllactams, primary amides of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, vinyl- and allyl-substituted heteroaromatic compounds and mixtures thereof,  
 h) optionally at least one further monomer containing a free-radically polymerizable, α,β-ethylenically unsaturated double bond and at least one ionogenic or ionic group per molecule,  
 
 
       or a salt thereofor a salt thereof. 
     
     
       2. A composition of  claim 1  which is a coating composition for hair, skin and nails. 
     
     
       3. The composition of  claim 1  comprising
 a) from 0.5 to 20% by weight of at least one water-soluble or -dispersible polyurethane as defined in  claim 1   
 b) from 40 to 99% by weight of a solvent chosen from water and water-miscible solvents and mixtures thereof,  
 c) from 0 to 50% by weight of a propellant,  
 d) from 0 to 15% by weight of at least one water-soluble or -dispersible hair polymer which is different from a),  
 e) from 0 to 0.2% by weight of at least one water-insoluble silicone, and  
 f) from 0 to 2% by weight of at least one nonionic, siloxane-containing, water-soluble or -dispersible polymer.  
 
     
     
       4. A coating composition or binder for solid drug forms, which comprises at least one polyurethane of  claim 1 . 
     
     
       5. The composition of  claim 1  where the polymer B) comprises, in copolymerized form,
 from 0.05 to 15% by weight of at least one component e),  
 from 0 to 99.9% by weight of at least one component f),  
 from 0 to 99.9% by weight of at least one component g), and  
 from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one component h)  
 
       the total amount of components f) and g) being in a range from 30 to 99.9% by weight. 
     
     
       6. The composition of  claim 1  where the component e) is an ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with C 2 - to C 12 -aminoalcohol, where the amine nitrogen may additionally carry a C 1 - to C 8 -alkyl radical. 
     
     
       7. The composition of  claim 1  where the ratio of NCO equivalent of the component A) to equivalent of active hydrogen atom of component B) is in a range from 20:1 to 1:1.