Patent ID: 7837986

Claim:
A kit comprising: A) a first vessel containing an aqueous solution comprising albumin, gelatin or a mixture thereof; B) a second vessel containing an undissolved water-soluble carbodiimide; and C) a third vessel, the contents of which comprise water; provided that: (i) the contents of at least one of the first or third vessels further comprise at least one of: (a) at least one water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine, the total water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine concentration being in the range of about 0.5% to about 20% by weight; or (b) a mixture of said water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine of (i)(a) having a total concentration in the range of about 0.5% to about 20% by weight and at least one polycarboxylate selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl dextran, and carboxymethyl starch, having a total polycarboxylate concentration in the range of about 0.5% to about 5% by weight; or (ii) the kit further comprises a fourth vessel containing at least one of: (a) at least one water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine, as a neat liquid; or an aqueous solution comprising at least one water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine, the total water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine concentration being in the range of about 0.5% to about 20% by weight; or (c) an aqueous mixed water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine/polycarboxylate solution comprising said at least one water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine of (ii)(b) having a total water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine concentration of about 0.5% to about 20% by weight, and at least one polycarboxylate selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl dextran, and carboxymethyl starch, having a total polycarboxylate concentration of about 0.5% to about 5% by weight; or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii); provided further that: (iv) if the aqueous solution in the first vessel of (A) comprises albumin, but not gelatin, then the concentration of albumin in the aqueous solution is about 25% to about 40% by weight; (v) if the aqueous solution in the first vessel of (A) comprises gelatin, but not albumin, then the concentration of gelatin in the aqueous solution is about 15% to about 35% by weight; and (vi) if the aqueous solution in the first vessel of (A) comprises a mixture of albumin and gelatin, then the total concentration of albumin and gelatin combined is about 15% to about 40% by weight.