US Patent Issued to Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on May 12 for "Composition of matter comprising liposomes embedded in a polymeric matrix and methods of using same" (Israeli Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,873, issued on May 12, was assigned to Yissum Research Development Co. of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd. (Jerusalem).

"Composition of matter comprising liposomes embedded in a polymeric matrix and methods of using same" was invented by Yechezkel Barenholz (Jerusalem) and Rivka Cohen (Jerusalem).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a composition of matter comprising liposomes encapsulating in their intraliposomal aqueous compartment at least one active agent, the liposomes having a diameter of at least 200 nm and being embedded in a water insoluble, water absorbed cross-linked polymeric matrix. In one ...