MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611009519 A) filed by Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, on Jan. 30, for 'biodegradable diaper and method for accelerated degradation using sugarcane bagasse derived cellulosic fibers and mal.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Sumita Singh; and Dr. Kunal Arora.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a biodegradable diaper made with sugarcane bagasse-derived cellulosic fibers and an innovative dual-trigger accelerated degradation system. The diaper consists of a compostable topsheet...