Tag: biodegradable
Self-powered microbial fuel cell biosensor for monitoring organic freshwater pollution
Ritsumeikan University researchers designed a low-cost biosensor for assessing water quality at the input of lakes and rivers
Bioweg & Ginkgo Bioworks to combat microplastic pollution with bio-based materials
Biomaterials could prove to the most biodegradable, carbon-negative plastic alternative that could put the world on a more sustainable track
Edible plant-based ink for safe screen printing applications
According to the researchers, edible ink has many properties that support sustainability
IIT Mandi researchers use natural polymer based smart nanoparticles to treat...
Researchers have developed biodegradable nanoparticles from renewable resources which can release both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs having different anticancer mechanisms, thus reducing the dependency on petroleum-based polymers
Scientists develop self-disinfecting, biodegradable face masks to combat COVID-19
The mask exhibits high performance against the COVID 19 virus as well as several other viral and bacterial infections, is biodegradable, highly breathable and washable
Biodegradable film developed from whey, isabgol & lotus stem starch
In a latest study, researchers used starch along with whey protein and psyllium husk (isabgol) to make a biodegradable film..........
Startup shows how crop residue can generate useful products
A startup incubated in the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) has demonstrated how waste biomass can be converted into useful products like biodegradable tableware...……………...
Hygiene revolution begins: Pad Woman joins hand with Crowdera
While the ‘Sukarma Foundation’ run by Maya Vishwakarma has started a movement to distribute free affordable semi-biodegradable sanitary pads to tribal women, the global crowdfunding company ‘Crowdera’ would raise funds to take it to next level...............
Bones can be heated up with radio waves to kill cancer...
While scientists worldwide have been struggling to discover a biodegradable RF agent, researchers of Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine at Kochi have now laid claim to the discovery funded by a grant of Department of Biotechnology.............