US Patent Issued to ALAFAIR BIOSCIENCES on Aug. 19 for "Hydrogel medium for the storage and preservation of tissue" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,559, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to ALAFAIR BIOSCIENCES INC. (Austin, Texas).

"Hydrogel medium for the storage and preservation of tissue" was invented by Scott A. Zawko (Austin, Texas) and Sarah M. Mayes (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment includes therapeutic compositions that include a hydrogel medium and a plurality of tissue segments dispersed within the medium. The hydrogel medium preserves and stores the tissue through processing, transport, and storage. The embodiment addresses an identified problem of preserving a tissue, whether such tissue is fresh, cryopreserved, or sterile. The therapeutic com...