Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Polymer System For Forming A Hydrogel' Filed by Stellenbosch University

MUMBAI, India, March 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202417099430 A) filed by Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, on Dec. 16, 2024, for 'polymer system for forming a hydrogel.'

Inventor(s) include Klumperman, Lubertus; and Kellermann, Leanne.

The application for the patent was published on March 28, under issue no. 13/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A polymer system for forming a hydrogel and a male contraceptive method of reversibly occluding a vas deferens with the hydrogel are provided. The polymer system comprises a water-soluble and at least partially thiolated poly(styrene-co-maleic acid) polymer and a water-soluble cross- linking a...