<p>The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday displayed a bio-suit it had developed for use by medical, paramedical and other personnel engaged in fighting COVID-19.</p>.<p>“The suit has been prepared with the help of the industry and subjected to rigorous testing for textile parameters as well as protection against synthetic blood,” a DRDO statement said adding that it had used a sealant used in submarines to enhance the safety of the bio-suit.</p>.<p>The DRDO said it has transferred the technology to a vendor who has a manufacturing capacity of 7000 bio suits per day.</p>.<p>Another vendor is being brought in with experience in garment technology and efforts are on to ramp up the capacity to 15,000 suits per day.</p>.<p>India is facing a severe shortage of personal protection equipment as it gears up to face the challenge posed by the outbreak of COVID-19 which has claimed 53 lives till Thursday.</p>.<p>The DRDO is making all efforts to ensure that these suits are produced in large numbers and serve as a robust line of defence for the medics, paramedics and other personnel in the frontline of combating COVID-19.</p>.<p>The DRDO has prepared a special sealant as an alternative to seam sealing tape based on the sealant used in submarine applications.</p>.<p>Presently, bio suits prepared using this glue for seam sealing by an industry partner has cleared test at Southern India Textile Research Association (SITRA) Coimbatore. This can be a gamechanger for the textile industry.</p>.<p>The DRDO can mass produce this glue through the industry to support the seam sealing activity by suit manufacturers.</p>
<p>The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday displayed a bio-suit it had developed for use by medical, paramedical and other personnel engaged in fighting COVID-19.</p>.<p>“The suit has been prepared with the help of the industry and subjected to rigorous testing for textile parameters as well as protection against synthetic blood,” a DRDO statement said adding that it had used a sealant used in submarines to enhance the safety of the bio-suit.</p>.<p>The DRDO said it has transferred the technology to a vendor who has a manufacturing capacity of 7000 bio suits per day.</p>.<p>Another vendor is being brought in with experience in garment technology and efforts are on to ramp up the capacity to 15,000 suits per day.</p>.<p>India is facing a severe shortage of personal protection equipment as it gears up to face the challenge posed by the outbreak of COVID-19 which has claimed 53 lives till Thursday.</p>.<p>The DRDO is making all efforts to ensure that these suits are produced in large numbers and serve as a robust line of defence for the medics, paramedics and other personnel in the frontline of combating COVID-19.</p>.<p>The DRDO has prepared a special sealant as an alternative to seam sealing tape based on the sealant used in submarine applications.</p>.<p>Presently, bio suits prepared using this glue for seam sealing by an industry partner has cleared test at Southern India Textile Research Association (SITRA) Coimbatore. This can be a gamechanger for the textile industry.</p>.<p>The DRDO can mass produce this glue through the industry to support the seam sealing activity by suit manufacturers.</p>
