US Patent Issued to Trustees of Boston University on May 13 for "Video rate mid-infrared photothermal microscopy system using synchronized laser scanning" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,238, issued on May 13, was assigned to Trustees of Boston University (Boston).

"Video rate mid-infrared photothermal microscopy system using synchronized laser scanning" was invented by Ji-Xin Cheng (Newton, Mass.), Lu Lan (Allston, Mass.) and Jiaze Yin (Malden, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mid-infrared photothermal microscopy system images a sample. A mid-infrared optical source generates a mid-infrared beam which is directed along a first optical path to reach the substrate on a first side and heat the sample. A probe light source generates a probe light which is directed along a second optical path to reach the substrate...