ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,820, issued on May 19, was assigned to University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc. (Louisville, Ky.).

"Systems and methods for preservation of cells" was invented by Michael Menze (Louisville, Ky.), Jonathan Kopechek (Louisville, Ky.) and Brett Janis (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are systems and methods for molecule delivery into cells. The method may include steps of forming a solution comprising an amount of microbubbles, an amount of soluble molecules, and one or more cells, flowing the solution through a microfluidic device, and sonicating the solution for a period of time sufficient to form...