US Patent Issued to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY on June 3 for "Magneto-optical detection of Lyme disease using magnetic nanoparticles" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,180, issued on June 3, was assigned to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (Cleveland).

"Magneto-optical detection of Lyme disease using magnetic nanoparticles" was invented by Tanvir Baig (Shaker Heights, Ohio), Robert Deissler (Fairview Park, Ohio), Brian Grimberg (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), Robert Brown (Solon, Ohio) and Michael Martens (Chagrin Falls, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is described herein that can be used to perform magneto-optical detection of a disease component in a test sample using magnetic nanoparticles. A concentration of magnetic nanoparticles and a concentration of bindable agents can be administered...