MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521049256 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, on May 22, for 'an amino acid-derived multifunctional hydrogel and a method of preparation thereof.'
Inventor(s) include Sanjib Banerjee; Nishikanta Singh; Koushik Mahata; and Durgesh Kumar Sinha.
The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides an amino acid-derived multifunctional metallo-supramolecular hydrogel comprising of a hydrophilic segment and a cross-linker to form a poly(Cu(Lysine methacrylamide)2-random-acrylamide) (poly(Cu(LysMAM)2-r-AM)) polymer. Further, the multifunctional hydrogel is obtained by an eco-friendly and water based method of synthesis that includes free radical polymerization of the hydrophilic segment and the cross-linker, at room temperature. The multifunctional hydrogel gelates in 5 seconds, rapidly heals, adheres underwater, mechanically durable and exhibits intrinsic conductivity and when degrades forms aggregates in presence of copper. Additionally, the multifunctional hydrogel exhibits real-time responsiveness, mechanical resilience and environment sustainability thereby, enabling applications in environmental monitoring, water purification, and biomedical diagnostics."
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