ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,083, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (Paris).

"Biosensor comprising a plurality of functionalized sets of carbon atoms in the sp 2 hybridisation state, preparation method thereof and use thereof, in particular for the detection of ecotoxicological risks" was invented by Doriane Eyvrard (Grenoble, France) and Thomas Alava (Grenoble, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a biosensor comprising a plurality of functionalized sets of carbon atoms in the sp2 hybridisation state, its method of preparation and its use, in particular for the det...