Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Injectable Self-Healing Hydrogel Adhesive And Method Of Preparation Thereof

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611093268 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Kanpur on July 31, 2026, for Injectable Self-Healing Hydrogel Adhesive And Method Of Preparation Thereof.

Inventors include Kumar, Ashok; Pandit, Ashiq Hussain; and Tariq, Ubaid.

The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an injectable self-healing hydrogel adhesive comprising a polyaldehyde guar gum-borax complex (PGGB) and hydroxycaffeic acid- functionalized chitosan (HCCS). The aldehyde groups of PGGB react with amino groups of HCCS through reversible Schiff-base linkages to form a dynamic crosslin...