Abstract: Provided is a resin composition from which a melt molded product which is excellent in transparency, gas barrier property and flexibility and has biodegradability can be obtained. The present invention relates to a resin composition, which comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (i) comprising a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and an aliphatic-aromatic polyester (ii) comprising a specific component, wherein each of R1, R2 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group, X represents a single bond or a bonding chain, and each of R4, R5 and R6 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition from which a melt molded product which is excellent in transparency, gas barrier property and flexibility and has biodegradability can be obtained. The present invention relates to a resin composition, which comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (i) comprising a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and an aliphatic-aromatic polyester (ii) comprising a specific component, wherein each of R1, R2 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group, X represents a single bond or a bonding chain, and each of R4, R5 and R6 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.

Abstract: Disclosed are implantable devices for delivering a drug into the blood stream of a vessel or into the vessel wall of a subject's body to treat or prevent vascular or cardiovascular disease, such as vascular plaque, cardiovascular plaque, and diseases attributable to inflammation, such as arteriosclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease. The devices of the present invention comprise a biodegradable matrix that degrades gradually and vanishes over a period of time, and have a ring-like, flag-like, or plaster-like configuration. The flag-like configuration comprises a holding structure and at least one flag. These flags are preferably elastic, and may be constructed from fibers, woven tissue, strings, sheets, or any combination thereof. Disclosed devices may comprise more than one drug, or varying concentrations of the same drug. Also disclosed are methods related thereto.

Abstract: Disclosed are implantable devices for delivering a drug or pharmaceutical agent into the blood stream of a vessel or into the vessel wall of a human body to treat or prevent vascular or cardiovascular disease, such as vascular plaque, cardiovascular plaque, and diseases attributable to inflammation, such as arteriosclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease. The devices of the present invention may have a ring-like, flag-like, or plaster-like configuration. Also disclosed are methods related thereto.