MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617049541 A) filed by The University Of Akron on April 18, 2026, for Disruption And Inhibition Of Biofilms Via Mesoporous Aerogels.
Inventors include Agrawal, Aparna Arun; Jana, Sadhan; and Gotad, Pratik Santosh.
The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.
Abstract: An aerogel article for inhibiting biofilm on a surface. The aerogel article includes an aerogel made of polymer chains having an interconnected network of total pores therebetween. At least 0.5% of the total pores can have pore sizes between about 2 nm and 50 nm. The aerogel can have a water interfacial energy of greater than 5 mN/m.
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