Research

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Title :

Development of Reusable and Efficient N95 Respirator by Low Temperature Deployable Interactive Nanostructured Oxide Coating

Area of research :

COVID-19 Research, Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Engineering Sciences, Chemical Sciences

Focus area :

Development of face mask

Principal Investigator :

Dr Satyajit Gupta, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Contact info :

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Executive Summary :

The study will conclude with an improved technology to design a new N95 respirators having reusability property and disinfecting facility very easily, the reusable masks will mitigate the shortage of production of N95 masks until Covid-19 is not slowing down worldwide. The improved quality of N95 respirators and surgical face masks will work as a more efficient barrier for airborne infectious coronavirus during the current pandemic.

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