MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511113529 A) filed by Chitkara University; and Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation, Rajpura, Punjab, on Nov. 18, 2025, for 'microsponge-based topical gel for controlled release of silymarin in atopic dermatitis.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Ujjwal Kaushik; and Archana Kaushik.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a microsponge-based topical gel formulation for controlled dermal delivery of silymarin to treat atopic dermatitis. Silymarin is entrapped within porous ethyl-cellulose microsponges prepared via sol...