US Patent Issued to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY ON BEHALF OF USAMRMC on June 17 for "Extraction and detection of pathogens using carbohydrate-functionalized biosensors" (Michigan, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,238, issued on June 17, was assigned to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Mich.) and USA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY ON BEHALF OF USAMRMC (Fort Detrick, Md.).

"Extraction and detection of pathogens using carbohydrate-functionalized biosensors" was invented by Evangelyn C. Alocilja (East Lansing, Mich.), Barbara Christine Cloutier (Dewitt, Mich.) and Michael J. Anderson (Manassas, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to the extraction and detection of pathogens using carbohydrate-functionalized biosensors. Immobilized carbohydrate moieties on the biosensor provide a mean...