Avenue Textile / apparel design for reusability

Theme : Antimicrobial coating for reusable masks

Innovation relevant to : Textile industry professionals, Product designers, Material science engineers, Healthcare industry professionals,

Self-cleaning, reusable fabric for face masks

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi have developed a novel virus-filtering, self-cleaning and antibacterial material that can be used to make reusable face masks and other PPE equipment.

Source : News18

Innovation Highlights

The new masks can filter & kill microbes and are solar light-cleanable.

Keywords

Self-cleaning fabrics

Durable antimicrobial masks

Reusable face masks


Date

2021-01-16

Geography

India

Innovation done by

Researchers - University research

other stakeholders

Chemical engineers

Microbiology professionals

University researchers in protective fabrics