MUMBAI, India, Jan. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511104687 A) filed by Mahatma Gandhi University Of Medical Sciences And Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Oct. 30, 2025, for 'dental floss fiber with wax-based antimicrobial coating.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Charu Thanvi; Dr. Pragati Kaurani; Dr. Anshuman Jamdade; and H M Rakshith.

The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a coated dental floss fiber comprising a coating composition that includes eugenol and cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) dispersed in a microcrystalline wax matrix. The synergistic combina...