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European Patent Office Predicts Promising Trends for Graphene in Healthcare

Two emerging fields enhanced by graphene and related materials: Biomedical implants and sensors for healthcare.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

In a new collaborative study, Nigel Clarke and colleagues at the European Patent Office are using data from hundreds of graphene patents to identify trends in the potential of graphene-based biomedical technologies.   Patents are publications that disclose new inventions as intellectual property, giving the innovators – be they individuals, research groups or companies – legal protection over their creations.    Patenting is important for science and innovation as it allows scientists to...

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