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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Kattesh V. Katti, Columbia, MO (US);
Kavita K. Katti, Columbia, MO (US);
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Abstract
A nanomaterial is gold or silver nanoparticle having a nanoparticle surface that consists of one or more of the following extracts from sweet gum leaves: shikimic acid, sweet gum leaf family of Catechins, sweet gum leaf family of Quercetin, Sweroside, Afzelechin, p-Coumaric Acid, Epiafzelechin Trimethyl Ether, Myricetin, Naringenin, Phloretin, Procyanidin B1 and related polyphenols, flavonoids and alkaloids. An antiviral/antibacterial agent includes sweet gum mediated silver nanoparticles having a core size and in a concentration having efficacy as an antiviral/antibacterial exceeding a 3 log 10 reduction in viral titer.