US Patent Issued to Purdue Research Foundation on Aug. 18 for "Direct electron transfer glutamate biosensor using platinum nanoparticle and carbon nanotubes" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,299, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).

"Direct electron transfer glutamate biosensor using platinum nanoparticle and carbon nanotubes" was invented by Hyowon Lee (West Lafayette, Ind.) and Tran N.H. Nguyen (West Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A direct electron transfer amperometric biosensor fabricated using direct write printing technology for in vivo electrochemical monitoring, such as monitoring of neurotransmitters and other biomarkers, e.g., in traumatic spinal cord injury. The biosensor is fabricated by immobilizing glutamate oxidase on nanocomposite electrodes...