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US5346935A
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Hydrogel
Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-11-02
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Granted: 1994-09-13
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Expires: 2013-11-02
Abstract
Abstract The hydrogel of the invention contains polyvinyl alcohol (a hydrogel support), and a high water-absorbent resin and/or a hydrophilic high molecular compound, which are capable of containing a large amount of water. The rate of evaporation of water from this hydrogel is slow. The hydrogel retains water for a long time and releases an active ingredient gradually. The hydrogel containing a pharmacologically active substance is useful as a pharmaceutical preparation.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuyuki Suzuki
- 👤 Hisayoshi Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K47/00; A61K47/30; A61K47/36; A61K47/32; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0014
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A hydrogel consisting essentially of water, protirelin, polyvinyl alcohol and at least one substance which can absorb 50 to 2000 times their weights of water, the substance which can absorb water being selected from the group consisting of water-absorbent resins, polyacrylate salt polymers, hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and β-1,3-glucan.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A hydrogel consisting essentially of water, protirelin, polyvinyl alcohol and at least one substance which can absorb 50 to 2000 times their weights of water, the substance which can absorb water being selected from the group consisting of water-absorbent resins, polyacrylate salt polymers, hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and β-1,3-glucan.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The hydrogel of claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has an average degree of polymerization in the range of 1700 to 2500.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The hydrogel of claim 1 wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a saponification degree of not less than 95 mole percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The hydrogel of claim 1 wherein the total content of the at least one substance which can absorb water is within the range of 0.1 to 10 weight % based on the weight of the hydrogel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The hydrogel of claim 1 wherein the water-absorbent resin is at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a metal salt of hydrolyzed copolymer composed of vinyl acetate and alkyl (meth)acrylate, crosslinked vinyl alcohol-maleic anhydride copolymer, crosslinked vinyl alcohol-acrylic acid-maleic anhydride copolymer, crosslinked isobutylene-maleic acid copolymer, saponified polyacrylonitrile graft polymer and starch-acrylic acid graft polymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The hydrogel of claim 1 wherein the water-absorbent resin is a sodium salt of a hydrolyzed copolymer composed of vinyl acetate and methyl acrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
9 words
The hydrogel of claim 1 which contains sodium hyaluronate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
8 words
The hydrogel of claim 1 which contains β-1,3-glucan.
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