IIT Delhi alumnus develops cigarette filter to cut nicotine intake
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) When IIT alumnus Prateek Sharma watched a no-smoking advisory starring actor Akshay Kumar in a cinema in 2018, an idea struck him that not only matched his line of research but could have a huge social impact as well.
Nearly five years later, and after a lot of hard work and dogged perseverance, Sharma is set to launch Cigibud — the world’s first smoking cessation filter.
Cigibud, which will be officially launched later on Wednesday, filters up to 80 per cent of tar and nicotine from a cigarette without affecting its taste and smoking experience, and will help a smoker quit in three months, Sharma claimed.
