US Patent Issued to University of Wyoming on March 31 for "Non-intrusive laser-based technique for monitor and control of protein denaturation on surfaces" (Wyoming, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,371, issued on March 31, was assigned to University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.).

"Non-intrusive laser-based technique for monitor and control of protein denaturation on surfaces" was invented by Erica Belmont (Laramie, Wyo.), Franco Basile (Fort Collins, Colo.), James Rundel (Laramie, Wyo.) and Andrew Goodenough (Laramie, Wyo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for monitoring and/or controlling the extent of denaturation and/or bond cleavages of proteins on any surface (e.g., biological tissues, biofilms, etc.). In one embodiment, a low power laser (e.g., a 5 mW, 362 nm diode laser) is directed through a biological...