ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,590, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Alfaisal University (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

"In situ method of making porous 2D based tri-nanocomposite for use in medical treatment" was invented by Edreese H Alsharaeh (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Anoud Abdulrahman Alkhayal (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel nanocomposite made of superparamagnetic nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles and reduced graphene oxide porous nanosheets is synthesized. The novelty of the nanocomposite lies in three main factors: the porosity of the reduced graphene oxide sheet, the magnetization of the superparamagnetic nanoparticles and the bioco...