MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517069450 A) filed by E. V. A Biosystems Limited, Edinburgh, U.K., on July 21, for 'autodegradable plastics.'
Inventor(s) include Speakman, Alexander Joseph.
The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed is an autodegradable plastic material impregnated with a genetically engineered bacteria, in which the bacteria are engineered to include a genetic switch that is activated by an environmental factor. Activation of the switch causes expression of an enzyme that degrades the plastic."
The patent application was internationally fil...