microparticles in a vegetable cellulosic matrix.
This technology provides antimicrobial and antifungal properties to cellulose-based products, such as paper, cardboard, and plasterboard among others. Additionally, this mechanism allows the use of copper particles in solutions or in a dry state, favoring adaptation to different production processes and therefore the development of different products and materials
Why is this important? It evidences a large market opportunity. According to the study “World Paper Markets up to 2030,” the general demand for paper and cardboard will grow by an average annual 1.1 percent in the next 15 years, reaching 482 million tons in 2030. The demand for tissue paper, cardboard and corrugated papers will grow driven primarily by increasing packaging needs in emerging markets, the rise of e-commerce and growing demand for takeaway food and branded consumer goods. The annual consumption of packaging material and tissue, in addition to hygiene products, will therefore increase by up to 2.9 percent.
Again, commercial applications are foreseen in multiple products based on cellulosic materials, such as
● Packing and packaging of food (natural and
processed),
● Construction coatings (plaster-cardboard),
● Paper for filters (air conditioning, purification, air, etc.),
● Materials for hospitals and clinics such as sheets, masks, etc.
Who owns the paper product: the research team, the university, the government, the grantors, or some combination?
This technology is 100% owned by the Universidad del Desarrollo, an institution that has an Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Regulation that recognizes the inventory of all researchers who have
generated such intellectual property and
rewards them with 50 percent of the income that the university obtains as a result of commercialization activities. Additionally, the iCono UDD Technology Transfer Department has an Incentive Policy for the generation of patent priorities.
Have you identified any investors, partners? Have you signed any contract or license agreement?
Collaboration and co-development agreements regarding the technology have been signed with important companies in the paper sector, and licensees are being sought locally and internationally.
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