Research

Engineering Sciences

Title :

Low-cost components for PPE kits

Area of research :

COVID-19 Research, Medical Sciences, Engineering Sciences

Focus area :

Personal Protective Equipment kits

Principal Investigator :

Dr Nitin Gupta, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Contact info :

Details

Executive Summary :

The goal is to design full-body coverage using easily available materials, suitable for fast manufacturing process, to allow scalable and low-cost production. Prototyped a body cover, and are currently working on designing a head cover.

Organizations involved