US Patent Issued to Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation on Oct. 6 for "Coating composition comprising bacteriophage and antibacterial film formed by using same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,458, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation (Seoul, South Korea).

"Coating composition comprising bacteriophage and antibacterial film formed by using same" was invented by Yoonjee Chang (Seoul, South Korea) and Sang Bin Kim (Gunpo-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coating composition contains a bacteriophage having a bactericidal activity against Salmonella bacteria, a polymeric compound, and a plasticizer. Thus, a coating having antibacterial activity may be prepared by using the coating composition, and the bacteriophage stably survives even after coating formatio...