COATING OF DEVICES WITH EFFECTOR COMPOUNDS
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Abstract
This invention is directed to substrates, materials and devices coated with a gel, foam, film, particle or composition comprising a polymei solvent and effector compounds attached thereto, processes of producing the same, and methods of use thereof, of in, inter-alia, biological applications, including preventing infection and the treatment of various diseases.
34 Citations
59 Claims
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3-4. -4. (canceled)
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6. (canceled)
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8. (canceled)
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14. (canceled)
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16. (canceled)
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18. (canceled)
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23. (canceled)
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26-34. -34. (canceled)
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35. A process for preparing a coated material comprising an effector compound associated thereto, said process comprising the steps of:
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a. preparing a gel or film comprising a polymer dispersed in a solvent; b. loading said gel or film with an effector compound; and c. attaching said gel or film in (b) to at least a portion of a surface of a substrate; thereby preparing a coated material. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41)
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40. (canceled)
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41-1. The process of claim 35, wherein said effector compound is an antibiotic, an antiviral, an antifungal, an anti-helminth, an anti-inflammatory, an antihistamine, an immunomodulatory, an anticoagulant, a surfactant, a bronchodilator, an antibody, a beta-adrenergic receptor inhibitor, a calcium channel blocker, an ace inhibitor, a growth factor, a hormone, or any combination thereof.
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42. (canceled)
- 44. The process of claim 43, wherein said antifungal is a polyene antifungal.
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46. A method of preventing, diminishing or reducing the incidence of microbial attachment to a biomedical substrate or infection caused by introduction or implantation of a substrate in a subject, the method comprising attaching to a portion of a surface of said substrate, a gel or film comprising a polymer and at least one effector compound, wherein said effector compound is associated with the prevention, diminishment or reduction in microbial attachment or incidence of infection.
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47. A method of preventing, diminishing or reducing the incidence of local fungal infection in a subject, said method comprising contacting a site of, or predisposed to infection with:
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a. a substrate; b. a gel or film comprising a polymer attached to said substrate in (a), on at least a portion of a surface of said substrate; and c. said gel or film being associated with at least one effector compound; wherein said at least one effector compound is associated with the prevention, diminiution or reduction of the incidence of said fungal infection. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. (canceled)
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55. A method of controlled release of an effector compound in a subject, said method comprising administering to or implanting in said subject:
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a. a substrate; b. a gel or film comprising a polymer attached on at least a portion of a surface of said substrate; and c. at least one effector compound associated with said gel or film; whereby said effector compound is released slowly, as a function of time, from said gel or film.
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56. A topical composition for controlled delivery of a compound of interest, the composition comprising:
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a. a particle; b. a gel or film comprising a polymer attached on at least a portion of a surface of said particle; and c. at least one compound of interest associated with said gel or film.
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58. A method of controlled delivery of a compound of interest to a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject a composition comprising:
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a. a particle b. a gel or film comprising a polymer attached on at least a portion of a surface of said particle; and c. at least one compound of interest associated with said gel or film. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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59. A method of treating, preventing, diminishing incidence, prolonging remission, prolonging latency, preventing relapse, preventing latency, ameliorating symptoms, or a combination thereof, of a disease in a subject, said method comprising administering to said subject:
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a. a substrate b. a gel or film comprising a polymer attached on at least a portion of a surface of said substrate; and c. an effector compound associated with said gel or film; whereby said effector compound is associated with treating, diminishing incidence, prolonging remission, preventing relapse, ameliorating symptoms of a disease in said subject.
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