| abstract |
This invention relates to the use of hydrophilic, biocompatible adhesives in drug delivery systems, wound dressings, bioelectrodes, and other systems in which hydrophilic, biocompatible adhesives are desirable. In particular, the invention relates to water-swellable, water-insoluble polymers that in combination render a composition adhesive upon contact with moisture, wherein a first water-swellable, water-insoluble polymer is cationic, a second water-swellable, water-insoluble polymer is anionic, and the polymers are ionically associated with each other to form a polymer matrix. |