MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133862 A) filed by B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute Of Science And Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 30, 2025, for 'formulation for sensing mycotoxin in food samples.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. S. Hemalatha; Architha Vijayalakshmi; and Sagrika R.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present subject matter comprises a nanoformulation for detecting the presence of mycotoxins in food samples has a composition of bentonite clay, ZnO nanoparticles and curcumin. The formulation exhibits a negative zeta potential of -21.311mV; a dense flaky, and compact surface morphology, indicating good interaction between the bentonite layers, ZnO nanoparticles and curcumin. A method of preparation comprises synthesizing Zinc Oxide nano particles; preparation of homogeneous aqueous mixture of bentonite clay, ZnO nanoparticles and curcumin; precipitating the bentonite clay bonded with ZnO nanoparticles and curcumin; and drying to obtain a fine powder. When added to a sample with aflatoxins a color change is observed to indicate the presence of aflatoxins."
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