MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617009032 A) filed by University Of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; and Mintek, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 29, for 'wound dressings.'
Inventor(s) include Moloto, Nosipho; Shumbula, Ndivhuwo; Ndala, Zakhele; Mente, Pumza; Mofokeng, Thapelo; Nkabinde, Siyabonga Sipho; Mlambo, Mbuso; Tetyana, Phumlani; and Jengele-Tetyana, Zikhona.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to wound dressings in the form of tissue scaffolds, gels and powders. The wound dressing comprising at least one polymer material and a coating agent coating the at least one polymer material, wherein the wound dressing is incorporated with an effective amount of an antimicrobial agent. The invention also extends to methods of making the wound dressings and also extends to wound dressings produced in accordance with the methods of the invention."
The patent application was internationally filed on June 28, 2024, under International application No.PCT/IB2024/056346.
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