ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,013, issued on May 27, was assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
"Gels for insulin delivery" was invented by Ayman M. Atta (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Wasmiah Mohammed Abdu Dahan (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Hissah Hamad Al-Tilasi (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Hamad A. Al-Lohedan (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Abdelrahman O. Ezzat (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A synthesized gel including an extract selected from the group consisting of Gum Arabic (GA) extract, myrhh (MR) extract, a polymer or monomer selected from the group consisting of NIPAm and acidic monomers; APS initiator; MBA; and insulin. A method of tr...