US Patent Issued to University of Massachusetts on Nov. 18 for "Eggshell particle containing hydrogels and prepolymer compositions for biomedical applications" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,285, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to University of Massachusetts (Boston).

"Eggshell particle containing hydrogels and prepolymer compositions for biomedical applications" was invented by Gulden Camci-Unal (Boston) and Xinchen Wu (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hydrogels and hydrogel prepolymer compositions are described which include micronized eggshell particles. The hydrogels have outstanding tunability in physical, chemical, and biological properties, and have favorable properties for biomedical applications. They enable tissue formation and regeneration and are suitable for applications involving mineralized tissues su...