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Spotlight on the Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute
Director of IUPUI's Integrated Nanosystems Institute Mangilal Argawal and researchers at the institute are using copper to make reusable face masks safer and more comfortable for daily use.
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At Integrated Nanosystems
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Development Institute,
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[The words, Mangilal Agarwal, Director of Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute displayed at bottom of screen]
me and my colleague Dr. Hamid Dalir are working on making reusable
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material that can capture
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and kill the virus.
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Surgical masks can provide you protection
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with larger particles,
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but for a virus as small as 100 nanometer,
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they are not very effective to capture all the
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airborne virus particles.
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To code this layer, we are using electrospinning
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technique that we have
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developed here at IUPUI.
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It is similar to like spray painting.
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[The words, Vidya Wable, Graduate Student displayed at bottom of screen]
These are the nylon nanofibers, and these are the copper nanoparticles.
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When we electrospin
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and electrospray both
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simultaneously, it looks
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like this. So nylon traps
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the viruses and copper kills the viruses.
[Two men in white lab, holding a reusable face mask, appear on screen]
Here you can see we have replaced the middle layer of the surgical mask,
[The words, Pias Kumar Biswas, INDI Research Assistant are displayed at bottom of screen]
and we have modified them with our current technology, which is electrospun nylon fiber and electrosprayed
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copper oxide nanoparticle. You can apply this coating on any other subtrate,
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HVAC filters at home or at commercial buildings, and also schools.
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We are also collaborating with local companies
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which are working on the Defense Protection Act to manufacture COVID-related
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PPE. IU
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Commercialization Office has been tremendous help. Since we disclosed this technology to their office,
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they have helped us to
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figure out how to start a company,
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filing the patent last year. I think having a unit like ICO
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can make this happen, to work
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together, collaborate and succeed.
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