<p>National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal has developed low-cost, reusable, transparent face shields using locally available materials.<br /><br />Dr. Arun M Isloor, Professor and Head at Department of Chemistry, NITK Surathkal is supervising a team of volunteers of NITK, Surathkal for preparing such low-cost face shield. “For making this type of transparent face shields, it costs maximum of Rs 12,” said Prof Isloor.<br /><br />One of the important reasons for the rapid spread of the COVID-19 across the globe is due to the lack of availability of Personal Protecting Equipment (PPE) such as hand gloves, protective coverage, masks, face shield etc. Because of the non-availability of the face shields, police personnel and health workers who are directly dealing with COVID-19 infected patients are at high risk, he said.</p>.<p>As part of the first phase, 300 such face shields were released by Prof K Uma Maheshwar Rao, Director of NITK and were handed over to Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, as a part of NITK’s step towards the fight against COVID-19. Explaining the materials used, Dr. Isloor said “I have used a Yoga mat, polyester transparent sheet, a synthetic adhesive and velcro tape for manufacturing the face shields. The face shields can be used for at least 90-100 days and can be reused by just washing it thoroughly using soap water or by using 3-4 drops of hand sanitizer.”</p>
<p>National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal has developed low-cost, reusable, transparent face shields using locally available materials.<br /><br />Dr. Arun M Isloor, Professor and Head at Department of Chemistry, NITK Surathkal is supervising a team of volunteers of NITK, Surathkal for preparing such low-cost face shield. “For making this type of transparent face shields, it costs maximum of Rs 12,” said Prof Isloor.<br /><br />One of the important reasons for the rapid spread of the COVID-19 across the globe is due to the lack of availability of Personal Protecting Equipment (PPE) such as hand gloves, protective coverage, masks, face shield etc. Because of the non-availability of the face shields, police personnel and health workers who are directly dealing with COVID-19 infected patients are at high risk, he said.</p>.<p>As part of the first phase, 300 such face shields were released by Prof K Uma Maheshwar Rao, Director of NITK and were handed over to Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, as a part of NITK’s step towards the fight against COVID-19. Explaining the materials used, Dr. Isloor said “I have used a Yoga mat, polyester transparent sheet, a synthetic adhesive and velcro tape for manufacturing the face shields. The face shields can be used for at least 90-100 days and can be reused by just washing it thoroughly using soap water or by using 3-4 drops of hand sanitizer.”</p>
