Bioadhesive composition
AssigneesHenkel AG & Co. KGaA, Universiteit Gent
InventorsDieter Ameye, Jean Paul Remon, Paul B. Foreman, Paul H. Richardson
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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.
Claims20
A bioadhesive composition comprising an intimate mixture of a polysaccharide and a polycarboxylated polymer.
A method of producing a bioadhesive composition comprising preparing a solution comprising at least one solvent and a polymer mixture wherein the polymer mixture comprises at least one synthetic polycarboxylated polymer component and at least one polysaccharide component and drying the solution to form a solid, said solid being an intimate mixture of said components.
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