Research

Chemical Sciences

Title :

Biopolymer-nanoparticle hybrid coatings for facial mask filters

Area of research :

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

Focus area :

Development of face mask

Principal Investigator :

Dr Prachi Thareja, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, Dr Amit Arora, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Contact info :

Details

Executive Summary :

The proposal aims to design and test the biopolymer - nanoparticle coatings to increase the efficacy of the non ? woven cotton, melt blown polypropylene and polyethylene meshes as filter materials for the masks.

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