US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of Michigan on May 13 for "Polymer particles for neutrophil injury" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,048, issued on May 13, was assigned to The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Polymer particles for neutrophil injury" was invented by Omolola Eniola-Adefeso (Ann Arbor, Mich.), William Kelley (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Theodore Standiford (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are methods of treatment, compositions, systems and kits using polymer particles as restraints of neutrophil function. Such methods include, but are not limited to, methods of preventing, treating, and/or ameliorating inflammatory diseases, infections, autoimmune diseases, malignant diseases, and other diseases or ...