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IIT Hyderabad students develop hygiene products
Indian Institute of Technology- Hyderabad students have developed a nano fiber based female hygiene products without Superabsorbent polymers (SAP).
Hyderabad: Indian Institute of Technology- Hyderabad students have developed a nano fiber based female hygiene products without Superabsorbent polymers (SAP).
Prof Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Faculty- Chemical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad and his team have introduced the use of electrospun cellulose acetate (CA) nanofibers as a material for absorbent core in feminine sanitary napkins and to eliminate the use of harmful,non-biodegradable superabsorbent polymers (SAP) from commercially available sanitary napkins without compromising the performance, rather with more enhanced absorbency and comfort.
Speaking about the research, Prof Chandra Shekhar Sharma, “Nanofibers based feminine hygiene products (without SAP) provides a safe alternative to female hygiene as we know that prolonged use of commercially available products may even lead to toxic shock syndrome and ovarian cancer”.
“The main focus of this work is to minimise the use of SAPs in feminine hygiene products considering their possible adverse health effects. For this, we intend to fabricate cellulose-based nanofibers and suggest their use as absorbent core in feminine hygiene products,” he added.
