Research

Engineering Sciences

Title :

Praana: Novel low-cost ventilator technology development

Area of research :

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

Focus area :

Ventilator

Principal Investigator :

Dr Gaurab Banerjee, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Dr Duvvuri Subrahmanyam, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Dr Pratikash Panda, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Dr T V Prabhakar, Scientist, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Contact info :

Details

Executive Summary :

Project Praana group developed an entirely new design for a ventilator that only involves components that are made in India, and yet meets the key functionality requirements of a full-fleged medical ventilator.

Organizations involved