ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,857, issued on July 28, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (Columbia, S.C.).

"Massively parallel flow-through system for nanoparticle synthesis" was invented by Jamie R. Lead (Columbia, S.C.) and Paul Vecchiarelli (Columbia, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Massively parallel systems and methods are described suitable for high throughput and large-scale production of highly consistent nanoparticles. The systems include a device that utilizes a single pump to pump a reaction mixture simultaneously through multiple formation channels. One or more devices can be utilized in a single production line, and a system can include...