Question: Which institution has developed anti-microbial five-layered face mask to combat the Covid 19?
(a) IIT BHU
(b) IIT Kanpur
(c) IIT Guwahati
(d) IIT Kharagpur
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- A team of researchers led by Dr Marshal at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU), have developed an anti-microbial five-layered face mask.
- It is superior to the available masks as it will annihilate the pathogenic microorganisms that are stuck to its outer surface and thereby limit the spread of secondary infections.
- The mask is stacked with different layers of nanometal conjugated with protonated amine matrix that will degrade the viral or bacterial load on outer surface.
- The first layer of the mask can degrade any type of RNA, the next layer is anti-microbial, the third one is for air filtration, and the fourth and fifth layers are ‘comfortable layers’, which will remain close to the nose and mouth.
- The mask is made up of cocktail combination of copper, copper oxides, silver, and activated charged silver, which can help degrade RNA.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay