Patent ID: 8741270
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: A61B,A61K,A61L,A61N,A61P,A61Q,C08B

Abstract:
1. A method for local delivery of a functional compound to skin comprising: contacting a compound having the formula D-B—F to skin; and subjecting the compound to an activating agent wherein the compound is cleaved so that a compound B—F is tethered to the skin; and wherein D is a naphthalimide compound having the following formula: which is a mixture of stereoisomers, wherein n is an integer from about 1 to about 20; R is selected from the group consisting of CH B is a biomolecule selected from the group consisting of chitosan, protein, hydrolyzed protein, and carbohydrates, and F is the functional compound comprising at least one of sulfonic acid functional groups, alcohol functional groups, and amine functional groups.