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Nasal Passage Gel for COVID-19

April 11 , 2020 1692 days 870 0
  • The Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering and IIT Madras have developed a nasal passage gel that will inactivate COVID-19 virus.
  • The funding to support the technology is to be provided by SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board), a statutory body operating under Department of Science and Technology.
  • Under one approach, the plan is to create a causative agent that will prevent the virus from binding to the host cells.
  • Another approach is to inactivate the virus by trapping them.

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