Innovation Owner
นาย Ekarat Detsri
Advisor
Details
This innovation utilizes microwave digestion to synthesize nanocellulose from agricultural by-products. These materials are grafted with cosmetic active ingredients to create an effective delivery system that enhances skin penetration for beauty and youth.
Agricultural products and by-products are important raw materials in various industries including cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Agro-based fibers have the composition, properties and structure that make them suitable for uses as composite-cosmetic industry. Upon microwave digestion, cellulose have been successfully synthesized into nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) with lengths from 50-1000 nm, widths between 5-70 nm.
Nanocrystalline cellulose was grafted with cosmetic active ingredients such as:
- Glycerin
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Glycolic Acid
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3)
The beauty active ingredients attached nanocelluloses can penetrate through the skin to enhance beauty and youth.
Objective
The project aims to apply nanocellulose derived from agricultural waste in the beauty industry. It focuses on using microwave digestion and chemical synthesis to graft active ingredients onto nanocellulose, maximizing the value of agricultural by-products.
- To apply the benefits of nanocellulose, produced via microwave digestion of agricultural products and by-products, in the beauty industry.
- To graft cosmetic active ingredients such as Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycolic Acid, or vitamins like Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) onto nanocellulose using chemical synthesis mechanisms.
- To maximize the utility and value of agricultural products and by-products.