US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on April 8 for "Fast curing, biocompatible and biodegradable adhesives and sealants" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,925, issued on April 8, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Fast curing, biocompatible and biodegradable adhesives and sealants" was invented by Phillip B. Messersmith (Berkeley, Calif.) and Subhajit Pal (Berkeley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Biocompatible and biodegradable polymers are provided herein as compositions, methods, and systems for making the compositions. These polymers can be adjustably stable and used in medical applications as adhesives and sealants, and in non-medical applications. Radical polymerization protocols, and two-step cationic and radical polymerization ...