US Patent Issued to COLOROBBIA ITALIA on Aug. 5 for "Magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with N-(3,4-dihydroxyphenethyl)dodecanamide, production and use thereof" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,174, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to COLOROBBIA ITALIA S.P.A. (Sovigliana Vince, Italy).

"Magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with N-(3,4-dihydroxyphenethyl)dodecanamide, production and use thereof" was invented by Giovanni Baldi (Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy), Costanza Ravagli (Sesto Fiorentino, Italy), Mauro Comes Franchini (San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy), Mario Milco D'Elios (Empoli, Italy), Marisa Benagiano (Rome) and Marco Bitossi (Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are described magnetic nanoparticles the surface of which is functionalized with catechol and constructs comprising a plurality of sai...