US Patent Issued to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on Aug. 5 for "Use of graphene-polymer composites to improve barrier resistance of polymers to liquid and gas permeants" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,385, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J.).

"Use of graphene-polymer composites to improve barrier resistance of polymers to liquid and gas permeants" was invented by Jennifer K. Lynch-Branzoi (Belle Mead, N.J.), Thomas J. Nosker (Stockton, N.J.), Bernard H. Kear (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) and Charles T. Chang (Wayne, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packaging material comprising a graphene-reinforced polymer matrix composite (G-PMC) is disclosed. The packaging material has improved barrier resistance to gas and liquid permeants. Also disclosed is a method of improving...