ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,912, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics UAB (Lithuania).

"Biodegradable cationic polymers and uses thereof" was invented by Sarunas Zigmantas (Vilnius, Lithuania), Lolita Zaliauskiene (Vilnius, Lithuania), Ricardas Makuska (Vilnius, Lithuania), Alma Bockuviene (Vilnius, Lithuania) and Ausvydas Vareikis (Vilnius, Lithuania).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are poly(hydroxylalkyleneimine disulfide)polymers, which have both desirable transfection properties and reduced toxicity."

The patent was filed on March 1, 2022, under Application No. 17/684,070.

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