MIT honors student for biocide packaging. (Machinery).(Brief Article)

From: Food & Drug Packaging | Date: July 1, 2002 | Copyright information

A high-school senior from Maryland has won an apprenticeship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for developing paper with antimicrobial properties derived from fenugreek, an ancient Indian herb. Kavita Shukla was granted a patent for the paper, which has extended the shelf life of food up to six weeks in experiments. Shukla conceived the idea a...

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