ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,209, issued on May 20.

"Cross-linking material having adhesive strength, prepared using Burkholderia -derived tyrosinase, preparation method therefor, and application thereof" was invented by Byung Gee Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Uk Jae Lee (Ulsan, South Korea), Sang Hyuk Lee (Gunpo-si, South Korea) and Hyun Kim (Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a cross-linked material having adhesion prepared by using tyrosinase derived from Burkholderia, preparation method thereof and application thereof, and specifically relates to the hydrogel composition having adhesiveness. The hydrogel co...