MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541008462 A) filed by Virginia Tech India Research And Education Forum on January 31, 2025, for Edge-Functionalized Coal-Derived Graphene Oxide In Bacterial Nanocellulose Hydrogel For Active Wound Healing.

Inventors include Dr. Chithra Lekha P; and Dr. Roop L Mahajan.

The application for the patent was published on August 07, 2026, under issue no. 32/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel wound dressing material comprising of edge-functionalized coal-derived graphene oxide (C-GO) incorporated into bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) hydrogel. The invention provides a cost-effective freeze-thaw method to synthesize hydrogels by incorpo...