New sustainable biopolymer and production process development for a novel period care product

Callaly是一家总部位于英国的开发商和制造商，生产一种高度创新的月经期护理产品，由一位妇科医生发明，这是一种“混合”的卫生棉条和裤眼线。这款创新产品名为Tsaminer，结合了两种产品的最佳功能，并特别依赖于获得专利的创新不渗透护套，使卫生棉条能够在不接触月经血液的情况下卫生地插入。Callaly于2019年底在英国建立了Tsaminer Products，并创建了一种新颖的直接面向消费者的销售和邮政配送模式。女性可以通过一套Callaly产品(包括Tsaminers和传统的Period产品)来管理和定制她们的个人需求。该产品和业务已被证明是受欢迎的，目前该团队的订户/消费者基础不断增长，超过5000名订户，每月提供超过50,000种产品。Callaly的商业精神受到生态原则的强烈影响，该团队渴望开发出新颖和创新的Tsaminer，达到最高的可持续发展标准。除了一个项目外，所有的坦普莱纳部件都是可生物降解的。这是创新的TAmpliner的核心：一种圆柱形的护套组件膜，将卫生棉条固定到TAminer的裤衬组件上。这种护套是由一种不可持续的聚合物制成的。在产品开发的早期阶段，Callaly被告知必须为坦普莱纳专门开发一种生物聚合物替代品。新冠肺炎疫情的破坏和消费者对可持续发展的日益敏感，现在强调了卡莱利应对这一业务发展挑战的必要性。卡拉利正在寻求英国创新投资基金，以研究一些可能的生物降解聚合物，最重要的是对它们进行测试，看看是否可以用它们来取代现有的传统塑料部件。封闭的项目使Callaly能够与可持续塑料领域的专家合作-伦敦帝国理工学院和Aquapak(可生物降解塑料的工业生产商)。

Callaly is a UK based developer and manufacturer of a highly innovative menstrual period care product, invented by a gynaecologist, that is a "hybrid" tampon and pantyliner. The innovative product, called a Tampliner, combines the best features of both products and specifically relies on a patented innovative impermeable sheath that enables the tampon to be hygienically inserted without contact with menstrual blood.Callaly established UK based Tampliner production in late-2019 and created a novel direct-to-consumer sales and postal distribution model. Women can manage and customise their personal requirements from a suite of Callaly products (comprising Tampliners and conventional period products). The product and business has proven to be popular and at present the team has a growing subscriber/consumer base of over 5,000 subscribers providing over 50,000 products a month.Callaly has a commercial ethos that is strongly influenced by ecological principles, and the team aspires to develop the novel & innovative Tampliner to the highest sustainability standards. All of the Tampliner parts with the exception of one item are biodegradable. This item is the heart of the innovative Tampliner: a cylindrical sheath component membrane that secures the tampon to the pantyliner component of the Tampliner. This sheath is made from a non sustainable polymer. During the early stages of product development, Callaly was advised that a biopolymer alternative would have to be specially developed for the Tampliner. The disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic and the increased consumer sensitivity to sustainability has now emphasised the need for Callaly to address this development challenge to the business.Callaly is seeking Innovate UK investment funding to investigate a number of possible biodegradable polymers and most importantly to test them to see if they can be used in place of the existing conventional plastic part. The enclosed project enables Callaly to collaborate with experts in sustainable plastics---Imperial College London and Aquapak (industrial producer of biodegradable plastic).