US Patent Issued to North Carolina State University on Nov. 3 for "ROS-responsive microneedle patch for acne vulgaris treatment" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,049, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to North Carolina State University (Raleigh, N.C.).

"ROS-responsive microneedle patch for acne vulgaris treatment" was invented by Zhen Gu (Los Angeles) and Yuqi Zhang (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition comprising a bioresponsive (e.g., reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive), antibiotic- and/or absorbent-loaded polymeric network is described. In some cases, the composition can release the antibiotic loaded therein in response to ROS or another stimulus related to inflammation. Microneedles, microneedle arrays, and skin patches comprising the composition are also described, ...