Research
Title : | Designing More Efficient Cloth Masks Using Nanocoated Fabrics |
Area of research : | COVID-19 Research, Engineering Sciences, Chemical Sciences |
Focus area : | Development of Cloth mask |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Kabeer Jasuja, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, Dr Dhiraj Bhatia, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Contact info : | kabeer@iitgn.ac.in; dhiraj.bhatia@iitgn.ac.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | The aim is to improve the aerosol filtration efficiency of commonly available cloth masks by coating their fabrics with a new class of inorganic nanosheets that we have discovered at IIT Gandhinagar. These nanosheets present a unique synergy ? extraordinarily high-surface area (which increases the number of capturing sites), and TiO2 functional groups (which make the coating anti-viral in nature). Specifically chose this nanomaterial have recently developed a one-step method to synthesize these nanosheets in high-yields; approach is frugal and environmentally friendly. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar |