From left in the group photo: Zhai Lingzi, Lu Yongtong, Zhang Yujia, Assistant Professor Zhong Tian, Fan Yawen, Zhang Lanxin
Recently, an invention titled "A Stirring Rod for Encapsulating Instant Powders" designed by undergraduate students Zhang Yujia, Zhang Lanxin, Fan Yawen, Zhai Lingzi, and Lu Yongtong from the Department of Food and Nutrition Science at the Faculty of Medicine of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), under the guidance of Assistant Professor Zhong Tian, has successfully obtained the utility model patent authorization (ZL 2021 2 0556711.2) from the National Intellectual Property Administration of China.
Based on the consumption habits of fast - moving instant powder foods, this product uses composite polysaccharide materials to make the rod body of the stirring rod and a water - soluble encapsulating film. When in use, the rod body can be directly inserted into hot water for stirring. The edible film at the bottom dissolves in water, and the powder automatically falls into the water. This product can serve as a convenient packaging and stirring tool for instant powders such as milk powder and meal replacement powders. The formula is 100% made of green, environmentally friendly, safe, and non - toxic edible materials.
"Applying knowledge to practice and serving society" is an important teaching concept of the Food and Nutrition Science program at the Faculty of Medicine of MUST. These five students thought from the perspective of social needs and fully applied their professional knowledge to practice, providing a new solution for the fast - moving powder food market.
