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IIT Guwahati developing robot-based drug and food carrying unit in isolation wards

The department of design has developed a prototype 3D printed full face shield including head gear which can be scaled up immediately.
IIT Guwahati developing robot-based drug and food carrying unit in isolation wards
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GUWAHATI: Departments of mechanical engineering and electronics and electrical engineering at IIT, Guwahati are making efforts to develop robot-based drug and food carrying unit to work in isolation wards and also robot-based screening units
On the other hand the departments of chemistry and bioscience and bioengineering are developing prototype protective gears with antiviral and superhydrophobic coatings while the department of chemical engineering is working to develop biodegradable plastic based medical textile.

The department of design has developed a prototype 3D printed full face shield including head gear which can be scaled up immediately.
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The institute is also developing large and high capacity autoclave machine, handheld temperature measuring units, hospital beds including ICU beds, ventilators, medical waste disposal in the isolation wards, shower for disinfection, WHO specified masks and hand sanitizers, according to a statement from the institute.
“IIT Guwahati is in the forefront to fight novel coronavirus. The institute is providing real-time PCR machines for the diagnosis of the virus and developing WHO specified masks and hand sanitizers. Since the initial days of this outbreak, IIT Guwahati has prepared hand sanitizers at its various departments and academic centres and is in the process of preparing at least 5000 sanitizer bottles and provide them to GMCH and Assam government,” the statement said.
The Institute has provided two real-time PCR machines to GMCH for the diagnosis of Coronavirus. These machines would help in ramping the testing process by analysing 1000 samples if run for 12 hours continuously and 2000 samples in 24 hours.
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