ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,467, issued on March 18.
"Vaginal hydrogel for delivery of therapeutics" was invented by Marina Lee Gerton (Salt Lake City) and Brenda K. Mann (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The composition is a hydrogel which may be used to deliver therapeutics vaginally. The hydrogel may include a glycosaminoglycan. The glycosaminoglycan may include multiple thiol groups. The composition may also include a molecule that includes at least two thiol reactive sites. The composition may include a mucoadhesive agent as well as a therapeutic agent. The composition may deliver the therapeutic at a pH that is optimal for the vaginal enviro...