US Patent Issued to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY on March 4 for "Polydopamine decorated tobacco mosaic theranostic virus nanoparticles" (California, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,721, issued on March 4, was assigned to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (Cleveland).

"Polydopamine decorated tobacco mosaic theranostic virus nanoparticles" was invented by Nicole F. Steinmetz (San Diego) and He Hu (Cleveland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nanoparticle for diagnostic, therapeutic, and/or theranostic applications includes a rod-shaped plant virus like particle (VLP), one or more gadolinium T1 contrast agents conjugated to an interior surface of the VLP, and a layer of polydopamine (PDA) coated over a portion of the exterior surface of the VLP."

The patent was filed on Dec. 15, 2022, under Application No. 18/081,916...