ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,879, issued on Oct. 21.

"Magnetic hydrogel, preparation method thereof and non-invasive skin mechanical loading device" was invented by Huicong Du (Xi'an, China), Renjianzhi Zhang (Xi'an, China), Maoguo Shu (Xi'an, China) and Juan Wu (Xi'an, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A preparation method of a magnetic hydrogel includes steps as follows. A gelatin solution, a sodium alginate solution, deionized water, and NdFeB particles are mixed thoroughly to obtain a reaction precursor A solution. Calcium carbonate, gluconolactone, transglutaminase, and deionized water are mixed thoroughly to obtain a reaction precursor B solution. The r...