US Patent Issued to Duke University on Oct. 21 for "Polycationic microfibers and methods of using the same" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,464, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Duke University (Durham, N.C.).

"Polycationic microfibers and methods of using the same" was invented by Jaewoo Lee (Durham, N.C.), Bruce A. Sullenger (Durham, N.C.) and Jennifer G. Jackman (Durham, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are polycationic microfibers comprising a high-aspect-ratio polymeric core, the polymeric core comprising a blend of a first core polymer and a second core polymer, and a polycationic polymer immobilized on the surface of the polymeric core. The polycationic microfibers are capable of sequestering or clearing nucleic acids, proteins, biomolecular ...