US Patent Issued to University of Miami on Oct. 6 for "Cannabidiol nanodrug formulations and methods for use of the same" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,959, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to University of Miami (Miami).

"Cannabidiol nanodrug formulations and methods for use of the same" was invented by Nadia Peyravian (Miami), Sylvia Daunert (Miami), Joaquin J. Jimenez (Miami), Suzana Hamdan (Miami), Naiem Issa (Miami), Sapna K. Deo (Miami) and Assuan Lens (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are topical formulations of cannabidiol, such as nanoparticulate cannabidiol, methods of making such compositions, and their use in treating autoimmune diseases and disorders, e.g., alopecia areata."

The patent was filed on March 5, 2021, under Application No. 17/909,194.

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