UoH's research scholars get patent for developing water purifying agent
What's the story
A team of faculty and research scholars of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has got a patent for having developed a water purifying agent. Scientists at the varsity developed nanometric silver particle-embedded polymer thin films with wide applications, including anti-bactericidal action. The team developed the simple and economically viable methodology for purifying drinking water, a statement from varsity said.
The agent
Water purifying agent can be used repeatedly
The group had obtained the patent on April 26 from Patent Office, Government of India. Also, the agent can be used repeatedly, allowing simultaneously its monitoring using spectroscopy and microscopy. Professor TP Radhakrishnan from the School of Chemistry and Professor Aparna Dutta Gupta from the School of Life Sciences at the university along with their students have developed the purifying agent, the statement added.