MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641017862 A) filed by Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute Of Science And Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 17, for 'mucoadhesive chitosan nanoparticle-based electrolyte-balanced artificial saliva composition.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Shobana Sampath; Dr. C. V. Divyambika; Dr. K Jagajjanani Rao; and Yuvarani Krishnan.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a mucoadhesive chitosan nanoparticle-based artificial saliva composition for management of xerostomia. The formulation comprises...