<p class="title">National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, has developed a low-cost, reusable, transparent face shields from locally available materials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Arun M Isloor, professor and head at Department of Chemistry, NITK Surathkal, heading a team of volunteers of NITK for preparing such low-cost face shields said, “For making these type of transparent face shields, it costs a maximum of Rs 12.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">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 are at high risk of being infected with the virus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During 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. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Elaborating on 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 class="title">National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, has developed a low-cost, reusable, transparent face shields from locally available materials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Arun M Isloor, professor and head at Department of Chemistry, NITK Surathkal, heading a team of volunteers of NITK for preparing such low-cost face shields said, “For making these type of transparent face shields, it costs a maximum of Rs 12.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">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 are at high risk of being infected with the virus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During 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. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Elaborating on 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>