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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Dennis Stein Everhart, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Robert Cosmo Di Luccio, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ali Yahiaoui, Roswell, GA (US);
Wade Bolton May, Alexandria, LA (US);
David John Tyrrell, Appleton, WI (US);
Elizabeth Deibler Gadsby, Marietta, GA (US);
Gunilla Elsa Gillberg-LaForce, Painted Post, NY (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a topical delivery system effective in depositing a thin, tenacious and substantially continuous coating of a silk protein on skin by an aqueous emulsion mediated dissolution of protein from a substrate with subsequent transfer and deposition onto the skin. Coatings of silk protein on skin resist removal, thereby providing a protective barrier against chemically- and biochemically-induced skin damage. The treatment composition also provides a vehicle for administering an effective dose of an active agent to the skin surface.