Antimicrobial water storage containers ‘AqCure’
Startup
Implementing Organization
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Project Overview
Mixing traditional science with nanotechnology, IIT Delhi-incubated start-up Nanosafe Solutions has developed a range of antimicrobial, i.e., antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal water storage containers and launched it as "AqCure", which is based on the inherent antimicrobial properties of copper. AqCure is a patented technology in which active nano-copper is released in a sustainable manner from a polymer matrix.