US Patent Issued to University of Connecticut on Dec. 9 for "Biodegradable piezoelectric composite materials" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,290, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to University of Connecticut (Farmington, Conn.).

"Biodegradable piezoelectric composite materials" was invented by Thanh Duc Nguyen (South Windsor, Conn.) and Yang Liu (Farmington, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biodegradable and biocompatible barrier membrane of piezoelectric nano composites of Metallic Oxide (MO) (e.g., Magnesium oxide, Zinc oxide and iron oxide)-PLLA (Poly-L-lactide), which can be subjected to acoustic pressure from ultrasound, to generate useful electrical charge for enhanced bone regeneration and enhanced antibacterial effects for guided bone regeneration to treat dent...