US Patent Issued to Korea Institute of Science and Technology on Nov. 11 for "Method for detecting nanoplastics in ecosystem using vertical nanogap electrode and raman spectroscopy" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,927, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Korea Institute of Science and Technology (Seoul, South Korea).

"Method for detecting nanoplastics in ecosystem using vertical nanogap electrode and raman spectroscopy" was invented by Yong-Sang Ryu (Seoul, South Korea), Eui-Sang Yu (Seoul, South Korea) and Eui Tae Jeong (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for detecting a nanoplastic using a vertical nanogap electrode and a Raman spectroscopic device, includes, in a state where a vertical nanogap electrode is provided in aquatic environment in which a nanoplastic exists, forming a nanoplastic aggregate having a size of 1...