MUMBAI, India, Aug. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511010283 A) filed by Lovely Professional University on February 07, 2025, for Papain-Based Nano-Edible Films For Extending Shelf Life Of Fruits And Vegetables.

Inventors include Sezal Thakur; Smriti Kumari; Dikshathakur; Shailesh Kumar Singh; Manish Vyas; Palwinder Kaur; and Manish Bakshi.

The application for the patent was published on August 21, 2026, under issue no. 34/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to a papain-based nano-edible film designed to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by mitigating both biotic and abiotic stresses during storage. The film is formulated by combining papain with biopolymers like starch, chitosan, ...