ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,909, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas).

"Formulations of cyclic macromolecule-based nanoparticles encapsulating small molecules" was invented by Sauradip Chaudhuri (Houston) and Rachael Sirianni (Sugar Land, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a composition. In some embodiments, the composition includes a cross-linked network of cyclic macromolecules. In some embodiments, the cyclic macromolecules are covalently cross-linked to one another by a plurality of cross-linking agents. In some embodiments, at least some of...