US Patent Issued to Northeastern University on July 8 for "Magnetic microwires for energy-transporting biomedical applications" (Spanish, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,510, issued on July 8, was assigned to Northeastern University (Boston).

"Magnetic microwires for energy-transporting biomedical applications" was invented by Laura Lewis (Boston), Rafael Perez Del Real (Madrid), Manuel Vazquez Villalabeitia (Madrid) and Abigail N. Koppes (Charlestown, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices including amorphous magnetic microwires are provided for biomedical energy transfer for diagnosis or therapy, to promote cellular growth, or to deliver pharmaceutical agents. Applications of the technology include in sensors, actuators, and therapeutic coatings, and for increasing the amount, dire...