MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641018161 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 18, for 'biodegradable xanthan gum-gelatin composite film with ceratopteris thalictroides extract for food packaging.'

Inventor(s) include Siyamol T J; and Mary Saral A.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A biodegradable composite film includes a biopolymer matrix including xanthan gum and gelatin, an extract of Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn incorporated within the biopolymer matrix, wherein the extract includes phytochemicals including a...