US Patent Issued to Triangle Biotechnology on Dec. 23 for "Methods of using nanoparticles and microparticles for the disruption and prevention of biofilms" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,897, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Triangle Biotechnology Inc. (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

"Methods of using nanoparticles and microparticles for the disruption and prevention of biofilms" was invented by Joseph McMahon (Chapel Hill, N.C.), David Allison (Hillsborough, N.C.), Ricky McMahon (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Sandeep Kasoji (Durham, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided according to embodiments of the invention are methods of disrupting, removing, and/or preventing biofilm formation on a surface. Such methods use compositions that include nanoparticles and/or microparticles that include an inert liquid and/or gas core surrou...