Patent ID: 11939408
Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A compound of Formula (I):, or a pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
n is an integer from 1-20,000;
each R is independently —CO2H, or a group comprising a hydrophobic moiety;
provided that at least 1% of R groups comprise a hydrophobic moiety; wherein the group comprising a hydrophobic moiety is of Formula (II):, wherein each L is independently selected from the group consisting of:, and
m is 2-12; and
each R2 is independently a fatty acid residue of the formula —C(O)R3, wherein each R3 is C8-35 aliphatic.