NIPER Guwahati has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL) for large scale industrial grade manufacturing and commercialization of of 3D antimicrobial face-shields to control spread of Covid-19. 

 

National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research (NIPER) Guwahati, a premier Institute under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India is committed to providing a useful contribution cum solution in terms of developing Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) to avoid the fatal spread of COVID-19 transmission.

 

Director Dr. USN Murty informed that he signed MoU with HAL Pune for large scale industrial-grade manufacturing and commercialization of their 3D printed antimicrobial face-shields.

 

NIPER Guwahati has also filed both an Indian design patent and provisional patent at Indian Patent Office on their 3D printed antimicrobial face-shields.

 

NIPER Guwahati has designed, developed & validated 3D-printed antimicrobial face-shield to control the spread of novel coronavirus, after careful analyses of several resources for risk measurement and on how viruses spread through bare hands and other body cavities like oral, ophthalmic & olfactory, etc.. The first layer of this mask will be anti-bacterial casing, the second layer will be the sanitizing layer and reduce exposure of airborne particulates, the third layer will be the medicinal layer to prevent extra microbial attacks, etc.

 

Some of the salient features of their developed 3D printed antimicrobial face-shields include, highly occlusive, transparent, easy-to-design, low cost, easy to wear, antimicrobial in nature, excellent chemical stability, non-fragile and easy to clean with the existing sanitizers or any alcoholic disinfectant.

 

NIPER Guwahati has also developed and validated a 3D-printed hands-free multi-tasking object for opening or closing of the doors, windows, drawers (both vertical & horizontal), refrigerator handle, elevator buttons, laptop/desktop keyboards, including turning on/off switch buttons. This product is very handy, user-friendly, non-fragile, and easy to clean with the existing sanitizers or any alcoholic disinfectant.