MUMBAI, India, Aug. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641101768 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on August 23, 2026, for A Process For Preparing Seaweed-Derived Chitosan-Proline Nanoencapsulated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles.

Inventors include Saiyyeda Firdous; and Jennifer Flora G.

The application for the patent was published on August 28, 2026, under issue no. 35/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing seaweed-derived chitosan–proline nanoencapsulated zinc oxide nanoparticles. The process comprises synthesizing zinc oxide nanoparticles through green synthesis using Sargassum wightii seaweed extract as a reducing and stabilizing agent, preparing a chitosan sol...