US Patent Issued on Feb. 17 for "Fiber optic luminescence-based sensor using metal-organic frameworks for detection of rare earth elements" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,828, issued on Feb. 17.

"Fiber optic luminescence-based sensor using metal-organic frameworks for detection of rare earth elements" was invented by Paul R. Ohodnicki Jr. (Allison Park, Pa.), John P. Baltrus (Jefferson Hills, Pa.) and Scott E. Crawford (West Mifflin, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for detecting and quantifying the concentration of rare earth elements in a fluid contacting a sensor, the method having the steps of: providing the sensor to an environment such that the sensor is in contact with the fluid, wherein the sensor features a fiber extending between a first end and a second end along a lon...