MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611024133 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, on Feb. 28, for 'cationic pullulan-based nanofibrous hemostatic and antibacterial dressing composite, and method of preparation thereof.'
Inventor(s) include Amit Jaiswal; and Ganesh Phulmogare.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed herein is a cationic pullulan-based nanofibrous hemostatic and antibacterial dressing composite, and method of its preparation. The method comprises steps of: dissolving (S1) 7 w/v % of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) powder (200) in deionized water (100) at 80oC under continuous stirring for 3 hours; mixing (S2) 5 w/v % of cationic pullulan (300) in the PVA solution under continuous stirring for 2 hours to obtain a homogenous solution (400); electrospinning (S3) the homogenous solution (400) in an electrospinning device to form nanofibrous scaffold as the hemostatic and antibacterial dressing (500). The said dressing is used to stop bleeding and inhibit bacterial growth in wounds and tissue injuries, especially applicable in surgical procedures and trauma care."
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
