Patent ID: 8691203
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61K,A61L,A61P,C08G,C08J,C08K,C12N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising contacting tissue with a cross-linkable polyester prepolymer, wherein the cross-linkable polyester prepolymer comprises a polymeric unit of the general formula wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted ester, wherein A comprises a free hydroxyl group prior to cross-linking, B represents a substituted or unsubstituted ester comprising at least two acid ester functionalities, n represents an integer greater than 1, and cross-linking the cross-linkable polyester pre-polymer between a plurality of the A components of the polyester to form an adhesive, wherein the cross-links contain a single dioic acid ester functionality.