ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,743, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Fla.).

"Electrochemical sensor and related methods" was invented by Arash Takshi (Tampa, Fla.) and Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain (Tampa, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sensors and related methods for detecting chemicals, gases and molecules using a plurality of electrodes, a liquid mucus based electrolyte and a separator to hold the liquid electrolyte and wet the surface of the first electrode and wet the surface of the second electrode with the liquid electrolyte. One or more electrodes may include a metallophthalocyanine or a metalloporphyrin or a derivat...