Patent ID: 8252323

Claim:
A composition, comprising: an agent for delivery; a delivery vehicle associated with the agent, wherein: the composition is formulated as an emulsion and is formulated for mucosal delivery to the oral or gastrointestinal tract mucosa; the mucoadhesive protein is associated with the delivery vehicle via a chemical or physical bond; and the delivery vehicle is selected from among a micelle, inverse micelle, liposome, cubosome and a mixture thereof; and a mucoadhesive protein, wherein: the mucoadhesive protein is present at a concentration of about 1% by weight up to about 50% of the total weight of the composition; and the mucoadhesive protein is selected from among the family of transferrins and the family of mucin proteins, whereby the composition adsorbs to the mucosa for effecting systemic delivery of the agent.