US Patent Issued to University of South Florida on Sept. 1 for "Device and method for the delivery of molecules into cells" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,001, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to University of South Florida (Tampa, Fla.).

"Device and method for the delivery of molecules into cells" was invented by Mark Jeffrey Jaroszeski (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) and Richard Heller (Tampa, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for molecular delivery in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo applications using a synergistic effect of corona charge treatment and elevated temperatures. Applications of the invention include cell death and biological particle destruction/inactivation, including, but not limited to viruses and prions."

The patent was filed on June 8, 2021, under Applicatio...