US Patent Issued to Trustees of Boston University on Nov. 3 for "Molecular probes for mapping biological activity" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,273, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Trustees of Boston University (Boston).

"Molecular probes for mapping biological activity" was invented by Ji-Xin Cheng (Newton, Mass.) and Hongjian He (Waltham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for characterizing biological activity in a live cell using a mid-infrared photothermal system and at least one molecular probe. A mid-infrared optical source generates a mid-infrared beam, the mid-infrared beam being directed at the sample to induce a thermal effect. A visible light source generates a light, the light illuminating the sample on the substrate. An optical detector c...