US Patent Issued to BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM on March 11 for "Mussel inspired nanocomposite adhesives for biomedical applications" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,108, issued on March 11, was assigned to BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas).

"Mussel inspired nanocomposite adhesives for biomedical applications" was invented by Yi Hong (Arlington, Texas), Kytai Nguyen (Arlington, Texas), Philippe Zimmern (Arlington, Texas) and Jun Liao (Arlington, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue adhesive composition comprises a biodegradable adhesive; nanoparticles; and a tissue regenerative agent. Methods of adhering tissue comprise applying a film of the tissue adhesive composition to a first surface of a first biological tissue; contacting a second surface of a secon...