MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641042392 A) filed by Sr University, Warangal, Telangana, on April 2, for 'a sustainable efficient nanomaterial for latent fingerprint visualization.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Mritunjoy Prasad Ghosh; and Ms. Dhriti Kalita.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a sustainable and eco-friendly method for the visualization of latent fingerprints using green-synthesized zinc selenide (ZnSe) quantum dots. More particularly, the invention discloses a process wherein an aqueous extract of Ficus johannis is ...