Patent · US Expired

Bioadhesive composition

US7846478B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

4Claims

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Assignees

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · DE
UNIVERSITEIT GENT · BE

Inventors

Dieter Ameye · Waregem, BE
Jean Paul Remon · Melle, BE
Paul B. Foreman · Somerville, US
Paul Richardson · Plainsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2002
Grant date	Dec 7, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08L2666/04
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides bioadhesive composition having increased bioadhesive properties, decreased irritation, and the capacity for higher drug loading. The compositions of the invention comprise intimate mixtures of a polysaccharide and a polycarboxylated polymer, and optionally also an absorption enhancer.

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