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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2007
Gary W. Cleary, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Mikhail M. Feldstein, Moscow, RU;
Valery G. Kulichikhin, Moscow, RU;
Danir F. Bairamov, Moscow, RU;
Gary W. Cleary, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Mikhail M. Feldstein, Moscow, RU;
Valery G. Kulichikhin, Moscow, RU;
Danir F. Bairamov, Moscow, RU;
A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RU;
Corium International, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
An adhesive composition is provided that contains both a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase, wherein the hydrophobic phase is composed of a hydrophobic polymer composition and the hydrophilic phase is a water-absorbent blend of a hydrophilic polymer and a complementary oligomer capable of crosslinking the hydrophilic polymer through hydrogen bonding, ionic bonding, and/or covalent bonding. The composition is useful as a bioadhesive, for affixing drug delivery systems, wound dressings, bandages, cushions, or the like to a body surface such as skin or mucosal tissue.