A team of CSIR scientists has developed a portable handheld electrostatic disinfection device that can be used in all kinds of public places by the small shopkeepers, households, and small businesses for effective disinfection and sanitization to fight the spread of pathogenic infections.
CSIR-CSIO Chandigarh transferred “Portable Handheld Electrostatic Disinfection Device†to M/s. Rite Water Solutions (I) Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur, Maharashtra
Dr. Manoj K Patel, Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh, who led the team in designing developing the innovative and advanced technology for effective disinfection and sanitization to fight the spread of pathogenic infections, said that the technology has been transferred to Rite Water Solutions (I) Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur, India for commercialization and large-scale production. “The technology is very efficient and effective to stop the spread of the CORONA virus and pathogens,†said Dr Patel.
The technology works on two fronts. First, the charged droplets kill the virus in the air due to highly charged droplets. Secondly, the charged droplets reach the hidden areas of any target where the viruses hide. The device is very handy, portable, and handheld, which can be used by the small shopkeeper, households, and small businesses, further added by the innovator, explained Dr Patel.
On behalf of Rite Water Solutions, the Transfer of Technology (ToT) pact was inked by its Director Abhijeet Gan, Director, while Dr. A K. Shukla, Senior Principal Scientist & Head, Business Development & Project Management (BDPM) represented CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh in presence of Prof. S. Anantha Ramakrishna, Director, CSIR-CSIO among others.
