Patent ID: 8029774
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A61K,A61L,A61P,C08G

Abstract:
1. A composition comprising: (a) at least one biologically active agent selected from the group of a protein, an organic catalyst, a ribozyme, an organometallic, a glycoprotein, a glycosaminoglycan, a peptide, a polyamine, a polyamino acid, an antibody, a nucleic acid, a steroidal molecule, an antibiotic, an antiviral, an antimycotic, an anticancer agent, an analgesic agent, an antirejection agent, an immunosuppressant, a cytokine, a carbohydrate, an oleophobic, a lipid, extracellular matrix, a component of extracellular matrix, a growth factor, a hemostatic agent, a virus, a virus vector and a prion, and (b) a polymerizing molecule selected from the group consisting of dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine (DOPA) and derivatives thereof, histidine and derivatives thereof; lysine and derivatives thereof, tryptophan and derivatives thereof, tyrosine and derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof, covalently bonded to the biologically active agent, wherein the composition polymerizes by free radical polymerization of at least one functional group of the polymerizing molecule upon initiation to form a biodegradable polymer.