MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541122271 A) filed by Krupanidhi College Of Pharmacy; and Khalid Imran, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Dec. 5, 2025, for 'a system and method for colorimetric detection of microplastics in food products.'

Inventor(s) include Khalid Imran; Kirk Lenka Fernandes; and Kavitha Kumari.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A portable diagnostic patch is provided for the colorimetric detection of microplastics in food products, comprising a microplastic affinity layer formed from a composite matrix of chitosan, tannic acid, nanoclay, and glycerol,...