Agrahari, Vivek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-1777
Peet, M. Melissa https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6637-5290
Monpara, Jasmin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0597-8337
John, Rijo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-1845
Jonnalagadda, Sriramakamal https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3231-7677
Gupta, Pardeep K. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0943-8099
Clark, Meredith R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4476-8287
Doncel, Gustavo F. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9641-1325
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)
Eastern Virginia Medical School (Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences (VHS) CONRAD Director’s Research Seed Funds)
Article History
Received: 30 January 2026
Accepted: 7 April 2026
First Online: 6 May 2026
Declarations
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: The authors (V.A., M.M.P., M.R.C., and G.F.D.) are named inventors on intellectual property related to the topical insert, including US Patent No. 12,370,203 B2 and Australian Patent No. 2019365204, as well as related pending applications and foreign counterparts. All other authors declare they have no financial interests.