Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'REH-GEL: Anti-Biofilm Catheter Coating Formulation' Filed by Kit-Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute Of Technology

MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541129842 A) filed by Kit-Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute Of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 22, 2025, for 'reh-gel: anti-biofilm catheter coating formulation.'

Inventor(s) include Indu Murgesan; and Dr. P. Jayakumar.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The titled invention discloses a non-antibiptic anti-biofilm catheter coating gel, termed REH-Gel, comprising rhamnolipid, EDTA, and hyaluronic acid in an optimized ratio of 1:2:5. The formulation forms a stable muco adhesive hydrogel that disrupts bacterial adhesion, c...