Abstract: A device housing includes a substrate made of plastic, a base paint layer formed on the substrate surface, a vacuum coated layer formed on the base paint layer, a portion of the vacuum coated layer being textured out to form a pattern thereon, a transparent middle paint layer formed on the vacuum coated layer, and a transparent top layer formed on the middle paint layer, the top layer made of paint a having a soft tactility.

Abstract: Various compositions that include a hydrophobic compound and a polyamino acid conjugate are prepared. The compositions described herein are useful for a variety of drug, biomolecule, and imaging agent delivery applications.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for the treatment of diabetes and related diseases using peptides with incretin hormone activity. Preferably, the peptide with incretin hormone activity is GLP-1, exendin or an analog of GLP-1 or exendin. The peptides with incretin hormone activity are administered transepithelially using a transepithelial carrier peptide. The transepithelial peptide contains sufficient amino, guanidine or amidino groups to stimulate transepithelial delivery. In some embodiments, the transepithelial carrier and the peptide with incretin hormone activity are embedded in a pressure sensitive adhesive layer of a plaster or patch.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are guanidinium containing compounds consisting of a core moiety with a plurality of side chains containing guanidinium groups. Such compounds have enhanced translocation across cellular membranes and epithelial tissues. The compounds may also have a therapeutic or other biologically active moiety attached so that these moieties may be effectively transported into a cell by the guanidinium containing compound.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for the treatment of diabetes and related diseases using peptides with incretin hormone activity. Preferably, the peptide with incretin hormone activity is GLP-1, exendin or an analog of GLP-1 or exendin. The peptides with incretin hormone activity are administered transepithelially using a transepithelial carrier peptide. The transepithelial peptide contains sufficient amino, guanidine or amidino groups to stimulate transepithelial delivery. In some embodiments, the transepithelial carrier and the peptide with incretin hormone activity are embedded in a pressure sensitive adhesive layer of a plaster or patch.

Abstract: The present invention discloses bisphenyl compounds of the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X, Y, W are defined herein after. These compounds are useful as pharmaceuticals.