MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541090442 A) filed by Manipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, on Sept. 22, 2025, for 'a composition for biocompatible reversible sacrificial hydrogel and a method thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Mathew Peter; Joyline Prathiksha; Rudra Nath Ghosh; Pramod K; and Joseph Thomas.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This invention pertains to a hydrogel composition that is biocompatible and can be reversibly crosslinked, consisting of oxidized alginate (OA), gelatin, and borax, intended for application as a sacrificial mate...