US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND on Jan. 20 for "Hygroscopic hydrogels, methods and uses thereof for water collection" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,766, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND (Charlottetown, Canada).

"Hygroscopic hydrogels, methods and uses thereof for water collection" was invented by Marya Ahmed (Stratford, Canada) and Diego Fernando Combita Merchan (Charlottetown, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hygroscopic hydrogels including a cross-linked polymer, the polymer being prepared by polymerization of one or more monomers, wherein at least one of the monomers is a compound of formula I, are provided. Related monomers and polymers, as well as methods for the production and use thereof, are also provided. Hygroscopic hydrogels a...