MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631061577 A) filed by Dr. Sumita Banerjee; and Dr. Saikat Mukherjee, Imphal, Manipur, on May 14, for 'biodegradable sanitary napkin with tragacanth gum hydrogel and water hyacinth cellulose.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Sumita Banerjee; and Dr. Saikat Mukherjee.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present relates to a fully biodegradable multi-layer sanitary napkin for menstrual hygiene management, comprising a bioactive Aloe barbadensis Miller superficial film, water hyacinth-derived cellulose acquisition and distribution layers, a...