MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541129081 A) filed by Chennai Institute Of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 19, 2025, for 'dual mode uv-c and thermal hybrid sterilization pad for contactless disinfection of medical surfaces and wound care application.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. P. Elaiyaraja; Dr. E. Nandhakumar; and Dr. N. Senthilkumar.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This, invention relates to a dual-mode UV-C and thermal hybrid sterilization pad for contactless disinfection of medical surfaces and wound care applications. It typically includes a top encapsulation layer (1), an UV-C LED array layer (2), a thin-film heating layer (3), a sensor layer (4), a bottom structural layer (5), a microcontroller unit (6), and a rechargeable battery (7). The pad offers portable, chemical-free, synergistic disinfection by combining UV-C and localized heat in a flexible, contact-safe form factor ideal for both medical surfaces and wound care. The pad is applicable for medical instrument sterilization, wound care, home hygiene, and portable field disinfection in low-resource environments."
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