ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,965, issued on Sept. 16.

"Preparation of highly stable concentrated dispersions of silver nanoparticles using synergistic dispersing agents" was invented by Dan Goia (Flemington, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for preparing highly stable concentrated dispersions of silver nanoparticles and described herein. Contemplated methods comprise combining a selected polysaccharidic dispersant with a selected non-reacting dispersant to yield concentrated silver dispersions with enhanced stability and lowered undesirable residual organics. Contemplated methods further comprise selecting an appropriate source of silver ions to redu...