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Title:

ViroxyGelly - Natural based Reusable Sanitizer

Value Proposition:

The rapid spread of the viral pandemic has motivated people around the world to wash hands with soap and water frequently. Hand washing isn’t always practical due to a lack of access to running water and a lack of enough time to wash the hands thoroughly. This may be exposed to infection from a variety of sources throughout the course of each day. If hand washing not possible, people may use hand sanitizer to rid hands of germs. The WHO recommends alcohol (80%) based sanitizer formulation to prevent spread of pathogen in general. This leads to limited supply of alcohol based hand sanitizer due to insufficient production capacity, time-consuming manufacturing processes and high cost, leaving most poor people with no sanitizing resources and affordability. Frequent use of alcohol based hand sanitizer may make hands very dry causing inflammation and irritation and not advisable to use alcohol based hand sanitizer for wound/cut skins and its highly flammable in nature.

Summary Application:

Alcohol free natural based sanitizer composition in gelly form named as ViroxyGelly. Its effectively absorbs and eradicate broad spectrum of bacteria’s and viruses in 60 seconds while rubbing or holding on any solid surfaces and its biocidal activity remains in a week usage which help in solving the frequent sanitizing purpose needs of the most peoples in the developing world.

Advantages:

Viroxygelly sanitizer is reusable, its biocidal activity remains more than a week and store-able at room temperature. Used the compounds are natural based and anti-infective properties which are commonly used in food, medical and pharmaceutical industry.  With this no need to rinse water and one can use it on the go.  Gentle, non-irritating, doesn’t hurt the skin, improve hygiene and skin health and has water holding and moisturizing function. Environmentally friendly, easy to carry and water soluble. Cost effective and rapid manufacturing processes.

Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation[CSIR-CSIO]
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Industrial Applications: Bio techniques [Analytical Techniques] Drug delivery [Drugs and Pharmaceuticals] Formulations [Drugs and Pharmaceuticals] Personal care [Drugs and Pharmaceuticals]
Patent Application(s): IN202211066599
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