ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,641, issued on April 21, was assigned to NANOMERICS LTD (St Albans, Great Britain).
"Amphiphilic carbohydrate compounds" was invented by Ryan Mellor (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an acetylated amphiphilic carbohydrate compound of average molecular weight 1-50 kDa which is based on a glycol chitosan, wherein the levels of acetylation can be modified. The compound can be formulated with hydrophobic compounds such as drugs. The degree of acetylation of the carbohydrate compound is optimised to maximise solubilisation of the drugs. The compound is formulated with drugs and is useful in therapy."...