INTERNATIONAL PATENT: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FILES APPLICATION FOR "TAILORING SMART HYDROGELS THROUGH MANIPULATION OF STRAIN-INDUCED HETEROGENEOUS SUBDOMAINS"

GENEVA, March 24 -- THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (304 Old MainUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 16802) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/043123) for "TAILORING SMART HYDROGELS THROUGH MANIPULATION OF STRAIN-INDUCED HETEROGENEOUS SUBDOMAINS" on Aug 22, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/059710, the details related to the patent application was published on Mar 19, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): SUN, Hongtao (310 Leonhard BuildingUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 16802), YANG, Haoqing (310 Leonhard BuildingUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 16802)

Abstract: A hydrogel material ...