ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,578, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).
"Tannin composite fibers" was invented by Jess Dreher Reed (Verona, Wis.), Christian Gerald Krueger (Cambridge, Wis.), Emilia Alfaro-Viquez (Madison, Wis.), Sergio Madrigal-Carballo (Madison, Wis.), Hilary Urena Saborio (Madison, Wis.) and Sundaram Gunasekaran (Madison, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Composite nanofibers comprising polymers and tannins, methods of making same, and methods of use. The nanofibers include a polymer, such as a synthetic polymer, and a tannin. The tannin can include condensed tannins (proanthocyanidins) and/...