US Patent Issued to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Villanova University on Nov. 4 for "Polycationic amphiphiles as antimicrobial agents and methods using same" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,898, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Philadelphia) and Villanova University (Villanova, Pa.).

"Polycationic amphiphiles as antimicrobial agents and methods using same" was invented by William M. Wuest (Wallingford, Pa.) and Kevin P. C. Minbiole (Media, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes novel polycationic amphiphilic compounds useful as antimicrobial agents. The present invention further includes methods useful for removing microorganisms and/or biofilm-embedded microorganisms from a surface. The present invention further includes compos...