Students from Cascavel, Ceará, created an alternative to the plastic film used in the kitchen. The big difference is that the material can also be used in the health sector, as the guava leaf has healing power.
“We thought about developing a plastic that would serve both health and the environment, with the creation of a degradable biofilm. The guava leaf, a very common plant in our region, has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory active ingredients, being useful for treating skin injuries and burns”, explains Lygia Nogueira, one of the participants in the team that developed the project.
