MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049332 A) filed by Sr University, Warangal, Telangana, on April 17, for 'multifunctional sprayable stimuli-responsive nano-hydrogel for enhanced wound healing and tissue regeneration.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Sarath Chandra Veerla; Dr. Babu Bathula; and Dr. Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli.
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: "Chronic and acute wounds still present a remarkable clinical challenge as they are characterized by a threat of infection, delayed recovery, and poor tissue replacement. Traditional wound dressings tend to be poorly flexible, have low antimicrobial activity, and no controlled release of therapy. Here, the current invention reveals a versatile sprayable stimulus-responsive nano-hydrogel system to be used in improving wound healing and tissue repair. The designed nano-hydrogel is a biocompatible polymeric network, which is incorporated with functional nanomaterials to allow fast in situ gelation on exposure to the wound surface via spraying. The system is designed to detect local physiological signals like pH, temperature or enzyme activity to release therapeutic agents on-demand and in controlled doses. Coupling of nanocomponents with intrinsic antimicrobial activity inhibits bacterial colonization and formation of biofilms, and at the same time stimulates cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Moreover, the hydrogel has great moisture holding, oxygen permeability and conformal coverage of irregular wound geometries which guarantees an ideal healing microenvironment. Its sprayable formulation increases the level of convenience of the application, decreases the level of discomfort to the patient and lowers the chances of secondary infection. In addition, by introducing high-technology features, including conductivity or self-healing properties, it is possible to possibly monitor the wound condition in real-time. In general, the suggested nano-hydrogel system can be taken as an effective, sustainable, and adaptable solution to the next-generation wound care through the platform, which will deal with the essential shortcomings of the current treatment modalities and present an alternative that can be used in clinical and biomedical practice with promise. Keywords Stimuli-responsive hydrogel, Nano-hydrogel, Sprayable wound dressing, Controlled drug delivery, Antimicrobial nanomaterials, Tissue regeneration."
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