US Patent Issued to Research Foundation of the City University of New York on June 2 for "Hemostatic and wound healing turmeric-polymer composite materials" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,885, issued on June 2, was assigned to Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York).

"Hemostatic and wound healing turmeric-polymer composite materials" was invented by Krishnaswami S. Raja (Staten Island, N.Y.), Andrew Mancuso (Staten Island, N.Y.), Christina Viso (West Nyack, N.Y.), Kishan Kalluraya Yogesh (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Shannon E. Killen (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Zaghloul Ahmed (Staten Island, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and composite for treating a wound. A wound is sprayed with a composition that includes a volatile organic solvent, a biocompatible polymer and turmeric powder. The solvent ...