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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2020
The University of Memphis Research Foundation, Memphis, TN (US);
J. Amber Jennings, Memphis, TN (US);
Leslie Pace, Marion, AR (US);
Madison N. Brown, Arlington, TN (US);
The University of Memphis Research Foundation, Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Compositions of chitosan and one or more polyalcohols, such as mannitol and polyethylene glycol, and methods of use thereof, are provided. The disclosed compositions can deliver high concentrations of localized antimicrobials and metabolites to make infections more susceptible to antimicrobials. The disclosed compositions may be used to deliver biologically active agents to an infection at a site of trauma or surrounding an indwelling medical device, to treat an infection caused by persister bacterial cells, and to treat and/or prevent the formation of biofilm bacteria on an indwelling medical device or surrounding tissue.