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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Gita Natarajan Shankar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Rae Lyn Burke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gita Natarajan Shankar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Rae Lyn Burke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Formulations and methods for transmucosal delivery of a beneficial agent are described in which a pH-responsive component and a temperature-responsive component are combined and applied to a mucous membrane. The temperature-responsive component is a component that, in aqueous solutions, is capable of undergoing a temperature-dependent sol to gel phase transition. The formulations may be characterized as having bioadhesive properties, and are suitable for delivery of a variety of beneficial agents.