Research
Title : | Virucidal composite fabric for PPE |
Area of research : | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Chemical Sciences, COVID-19 Research |
Focus area : | Engineering effective PPE |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Suryasarathi Bose, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Dr Kaushik Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Contact info : | sbose@iisc.ac.in, kchatterjee@iisc.ac.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | The fabrication of a cost-effective, antiviral and antibacterial 3-ply, textile-based face mask using an industrially scalable technology to prepare fibers of nanometer (nm) diameter with inter-fiber pores of nm size. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru |