US Patent Issued to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERISTY OF ARIZONA on July 15 for "Synthesis of nanoSCINT particles" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,107, issued on July 15, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERISTY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Synthesis of nanoSCINT particles" was invented by Craig Aspinwall (Tucson, Ariz.) and Colleen Janczak (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a process for producing a nanocomposite particle ("nanoSCINT particle") adapted for use in scintillating proximity assay in a relatively high quantity. The nanoSCINT particle comprises a silica shell that encapsulates a nanoparticle organic polymer that is doped with at least one scintillating compound. In particular, the process of the i...