US Patent Issued to The Florida International University Board of Trustees on Dec. 16 for "Systems and methods for in vivo nanotoxicity testing" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,581, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami).

"Systems and methods for in vivo nanotoxicity testing" was invented by Preyojon Dey (Miami) and Alicia Aron Boymelgreen (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for comprehensive in vivo nanotoxicity testing, as well as fabrication methods of chips used for nanotoxicity testing. A three-dimensional (3D)-printed, automated microfluidic chip can be configured for in vivo nanotoxicity testing, and the chip can allow for multi-route (e.g., waterborne and/or foodborne) exposure of marine organisms to small ...