Designing More Efficient Cloth Masks Using Nanocoated Fabrics
Implementing Organization
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar
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Principal Investigator
Dr Kabeer Jasuja
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar
Project Overview
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.
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar
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