US Patent Issued to North Carolina State University on Feb. 10 for "Universal photodynamic spray coatings for infection control" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,739, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to North Carolina State University (Raleigh, N.C.).

"Universal photodynamic spray coatings for infection control" was invented by Reza Arman Ghiladi (Raleigh, N.C.), Richard John Spontak (Raleigh, N.C.) and Frank Scholle (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, the disclosure relates to antimicrobial compositions containing a photosensitizer, a crosslinkable polymer, and a solvent; methods of applying the same to surfaces; methods of using the same to impart antimicrobial properties to surfaces; and surfaces treated using the same. In one aspect, the compositions are effective ...