US Patent Issued to POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION on April 14 for "Method for preparing polydopamine nanomotor using urease, and use of same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,571, issued on April 14, was assigned to POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (Pohang-si, South Korea).

"Method for preparing polydopamine nanomotor using urease, and use of same" was invented by Sei Kwang Hahn (Seoul, South Korea), Hyun Sik Choi (Gimhae-si, South Korea) and Sang Baie Shin (Pohang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a biocompatible polydopamine nanomotor capable of infiltrating a bladder wall in a biological environment and remaining inside a bladder for a long time."

The patent was filed on March 10, 2020, under Application No. 17/905,821.

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