ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,474, issued on July 28, was assigned to University of Florida Research Foundation Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Microgel particles for use in 3D printing and 3D cell growth medium and related compositions, systems, and methods" was invented by Wallace Gregory Sawyer (Gainesville, Fla.), Sangwoo Park (Gainesville, Fla.), Christopher S. O'Bryan (Philadelphia), Christopher P. Kabb (Gainesville, Fla.), Brent S. Sumerlin (Gainesville, Fla.) and Thomas Ettor Angelini (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Microgel particles for use in a three-dimensional cell growth medium are described. The microgel particles may be swellable and ...