MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541122650 A) filed by Dr. M. G. R. Educational & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 5, 2025, for 'antioxidant and barrier-enhancing gel formulation incorporating butterfly pea extract and niacinamide.'

Inventor(s) include Sindhu Govindaraj; and Gnanamurthy Kumaran.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed is a topical antioxidant and barrier-strengthening gel formulation comprising niacinamide and Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea) flower extract incorporated within an aqueous carbomer-based gel matrix. The formula...