Patent ID: 7186690
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: A61L,C09D,C09J

Abstract:
1. A method for attaching two surfaces to each other, comprising: providing a preparation comprising an agueous solution of a bioadhesive polyphenolic protein, providing a preparation comprising periodate ions; mixing said bioadhesive composition and said preparation to form an adhesive composition comprising at least 1.80 mmol per gram final composition of periodate ions and wherein the concentration of said bioadhesive polyphenolic protein in said bioadhesive composition is in the range of 10–50 mg/ml; applying said adhesive composition to at least one of the two surfaces; joining said two surfaces; and curing said adhesive composition to provide two surfaces attached to each other, wherein said bioadhesive polyphenolic protein comprises 30–300 amino acids and consists of tandemly linked peptide repeats comprising 3–15 amino acid residues; and 6–30% of said 30–300 amino acids are 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (DOPA).