US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION on July 15 for "Properties and parameters of novel biodegradable metallic alloys" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,287, issued on July 15, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Pittsburgh).

"Properties and parameters of novel biodegradable metallic alloys" was invented by Prashant N. Kumta (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to biodegradable, metal alloys, methods for their preparation and applications for their use. The alloys include magnesium and other components, such as, yttrium, calcium, zirconium, and zinc. These elements are alloyed together in specific combinations and amounts in order to achieve an alloy having desired properties and characteristics. In cert...