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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2021
Applicant:
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventors:
Mark H. Schoenfisch, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mona Jasmine R. Ahonen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Dakota J. Suchyta, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kaitlyn Rose Rouillard, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 37/00 (2006.01); A61P 11/12 (2006.01); A61P 31/04 (2006.01); A01N 65/03 (2009.01); A61K 31/734 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 37/0084 (2013.01); A01N 65/03 (2013.01); A61K 31/734 (2013.01); A61P 11/12 (2018.01); A61P 31/04 (2018.01);
Abstract
Large molecular weight alginates which are covalently modified to store and release nitric oxide, as well as methods of making and use thereof, are disclosed herein. The covalently modified alginates may be tailored to release nitric oxide in a controlled manner and are useful for eradication of both planktonic and biofilm-based bacteria.