ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,976, issued on July 14, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).
"Triboelectric nanogenerator" was invented by Wenzhuo Wu (West Lafayette, Ind.) and Ruoxing Wang (West Lafayette, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a novel triboelectric nanogenerator comprising a novel polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based biocompatible polymer. The novel polyvinyl alcohol-based biocompatible polymer comprises a blending product of a mixture comprising a polyvinyl alcohol, a gelatin, and an optional salt. The polyvinyl alcohol-based biocompatible polymer is a substantially transparent film."
The pa...