Abstract: A copolymer comprising an N-acylated derivative, and a composition comprising said copolymer and a polypeptide, said polypeptide comprising at least one effective ionogenic amine, wherein at least 50 percent, by weight, of said polypeptide present in said composition is ionically bound to said polymer.

Abstract: A method and system for interconnecting intelligent devices (mobile or wired) with a remote network, while avoiding the need to use special remote applications loaded on the intelligent devices. This includes the use of proxy applications for remote controlling of items accessible via the remote network. The system includes a manager module and multiple tails modules. The manager provides for user access from a remote intelligent device to one or more tails. The tails either include clients for interfacing to a network or protocol, or the tails function as interfaces to commercially available clients for interfacing to a network or protocol.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sustained release pharmaceutical composition. The composition includes a polyester containing a free COOH group ionically conjugated with a bioactive polypeptide comprising at least one effective ionogenic amine, wherein at least 50% by weight of the polypeptide present in the composition is ionically conjugated to the polyester.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sustained release pharmaceutical composition. The composition includes a polyester containing a free COOH group ionically conjugated with a bioactive polypeptide comprising at least one effective ionogenic amine, wherein at least 50% by weight of the polypeptide present in the composition is ionically conjugated to the polyester.

Abstract: A copolymer comprising an N-acylated derivative, and a composition comprising said copolymer and a polypeptide, said polypeptide comprising at least one effective ionogenic amine, wherein at least 50 percent, by weight, of said polypeptide present in said composition is ionically bound to said polymer.

Abstract: A composition including a polyester containing one or more free COOH groups ionically conjugated with a bioactive polypeptide comprising at least one effective ionogenic amine, wherein the polyester contains a member selected from the group of L-lactic acid, D-lactic acid, DL-lactic acid, .epsilon.-caprolactone, p-dioxanone, .epsilon.-caprolic acid, alkylene oxalate, cycloalkylene oxalate, alkylene succinate, .beta.-hydroxybutyrate, substituted or unsubstituted trimethylene carbonate, 1,5-dioxopan-2-one, 1,4-dioxepan-2-one, glycolide, glycolic acid, L-lactide, D-lactide, DL-lactide, meso-lactide, and any optically active isomers, racemates or copolymers thereof, and at least 50%, by weight, of the polypeptide present in the composition is ionically conjugated to said polyester.

Abstract: A copolymer comprising an N-acylated derivative, and a composition comprising said copolymer and a polypeptide, said polypeptide comprising at least one effective ionogenic amine, wherein at least 50 percent, by weight, of said polypeptide present in said composition is ionically bound to said polymer.

Abstract: A push type fastener for fastening a movable structural part (41) to a fixed structural part (43), wherein the coupling and decoupling actions are both a push type operation, the fastener consisting of a plunger (12) having a shank (20) with a plunger head (18) at one end and a threaded end portion (26a) at the other end, an expandable grommet (14) adapted to receive the plunger shank (20) therethrough, and an attachable head (16) which is securable to the threaded end of the plunger shank (20). The fastener (10) requires each structural part (41, 43) to be provided with an aperture (45, 46) and the attachable head (16) to be smaller than the aperture (46) in the second structural part.