ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,461, issued on April 21, was assigned to Molly Sandra Shoichet (York, Canada).
"Hydrogel compositions and uses thereof" was invented by Molly Sandra Shoichet (York, Canada), Alexander Edgar Gilbert Baker (Toronto) and Roger Yue Tam (Ottawa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to cross-linked polymers (e.g., hydrogels) including hyaluronan polymer and multimeric cross-linker for treating disorders (e.g., retinal detachment or osteoarthritis), for use in screening models (e.g., in vitro cell culture system), or for cell transplantation (e.g., in vivo cell delivery)."
The patent was filed on July 3, 2020, under...