From ventilators to testing kits, IITs step up to fight Covid-19 outbreak
IITs
across the country have joined the fight against Covid-19, activating their incubation centres to
develop solutions that could help contain the virus. While some researchers are
developing prototypes for ventilators to overcome their shortage, others have
teamed up to develop testing kits.
A
team of innovators from IIT Kanpur’s incubator company Nocca Robotics has
developed a ventilator prototype, currently in the testing phase. “Our next
step is to test the prototype and get it validated with the doctors to
fine-tune the design, which will take at least two more weeks. Once the testing
is over, we will begin mass-scale manufacturing,” said Abhay Karandikar,
director of IIT Kanpur.
Given
that almost all components are locally sourced, the price will be much less
compared to imported ones that cost over ~4 lakh, he added.
IIT
Guwahati, which is set to get a Technology Innovation Hub at the campus, has
developed a mask in line with World Health Organization guidelines, and plans
to 3D print about 100 of these.
A
team of researchers at the campus is also trying to develop a vaccine. It is
currently analysing the sequence of the virus from samples collected from
Kerala and China. Besides, IIT Guwahati students have also developed sanitisers
on a World Health Organization (WHO) formulation.
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