Patents Assigned to Massachusetts Industry of Technology
  • Patent number: 4826762
    Abstract: A temperature change indicator is described which is composed of an enzyme and a substrate for that enzyme suspended in a solid organic solvent or mixture of solvents as a support medium. The organic solvent or solvents are chosen so as to melt at a specific temperature or in a specific temperature range. When the temperature of the indicator is elevated above the chosen, or critical temperature, the solid organic solvent support will melt, and the enzymatic reaction will occur, producing a visually detectable product which is stable to further temperature variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Massachusetts Industry of Technology
    Inventors: Alexander M. Klibanov, Jonathan S. Dordick