US Patent Issued to The University of Memphis Research Foundation on Oct. 21 for "Compositions and methods for prevention and treatment of infections" (Tennessee, Arkansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,193, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to The University of Memphis Research Foundation (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Compositions and methods for prevention and treatment of infections" was invented by J. Amber Jennings (Memphis, Tenn.), Leslie Pace (Marion, Ark.) and Madison N. Brown (Arlington, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions of chitosan and one or more polyalcohols, such as mannitol and polyethylene glycol, and methods of use thereof, are provided. The disclosed compositions can deliver high concentrations of localized antimicrobials and metabolites to make infections more susceptible to antimicrobials. The disclosed composi...