US Patent Issued to The University of Chicago on April 14 for "Biodegradable composition and method of preparation thereof" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,841, issued on April 14, was assigned to The University of Chicago (Chicago).

"Biodegradable composition and method of preparation thereof" was invented by Bozhi Tian (Chicago), Herbert Wang (Chicago), Yin Fang (Chicago) and Yiliang Lin (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition and method directed to the formation of a biodegradable composition with enhanced mechanical properties is provided. The composition includes starch in an amount from 15-45%, chitosan in an amount ranging from 1-50 wt %, polyacrylamide in an amount ranging from 1-10 wt %, and water in an amount ranging from 25-85 wt %. The composition can be provi...