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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul B. Foreman, Somerville, NJ (US);
Paul Richardson, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
John Tsai, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Jean Paul Remon, Melle, BE;
Jody Voorspoels, Reningelst, BE;
Dieter Ameye, Waregem, BE;
Catherine Callens, Ploegsteert, BE;
Assignee:
National Starch and Chemical Company Investment Holding Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a method of producing a bioadhesive composition comprising the steps of preparing a solution of a solvent and a polymer mixture wherein the polymer mixture comprises at least one natural or synthetic polycarboxylated polymer and at least one polysaccharide; drying the solution to form a solid; and heat treating the solid to effect cross-linking and to form the bioadhesive composition.