Prevent Local Transmission of COVID-19

The disclosed research-based products are specifically elaborated for common masses, doctors, nurses, security personnel (Police department), cleaners, garbageman or trashman, street cleaners or garbage collectors, etc.

The provided solutions would ensure well-being of the medical fraternity (doctors, nurses, staff), security personnel, street cleaners, shopkeepers, pharmacists, garbage/wate collectors, etc. who are working 24/7 in the quarantine facilities by enhancing their virus resistant power and ability to fight COVID-19 pandemic.

The products disclosed below are innovative TiO2 based products that could help to tackle the micron sized COVID-19 virus with the aid of photocatalytic properties possessed by the naturally occurring oxide of titanium. Further, it is important to note that the cost of TiO2 ranges from Rs.180/kg to Rs.270/kg, which is quite inexpensive and is readily available for use. Hence, TiO2 based products are suggested as an effective solution to COVID-19

Problems with respect to Prognosis, Diagnosis, Screening and Preventing Local Transmission of COVID-19

Product-I: Face Mask with TiO2 Filter

TiO2 is proven powerful and natural solution that is SAFE for the human body. Hence, the product of TiO2 coated/filter face mask is proposed

Product II: TiO2 Coated Hand Gloves, Socks, Shirts, Trousers

COVID-19 has been spreading at a rapid pace –this primarily seems due to the surfaces that are infected by the virus and these surfaces are touched by humans. Hence one solution to avoid any human from touching the infected surfaces is through the use of TiO2 coated hand gloves, socks, shirts, and trousers.

Product-III: Drone Spray (Open areas)

Today we have employed drones for surveillance purposes. However, the use of drones can further be extended to spraying of disinfectants rather than using humans to do this activity.

Product-IV: Photocatalytic N doped TiO2 for Visible Light Operation.

Visible-light photocatalysts have the potential for use in a variety of settings to reduce the transmission of pathogens in public environments. We investigated the antimicrobial properties of visible-light photocatalyst TiO2 (Nitrogen doped) against human pathogens that can be employed in air purifiers.

Product-V: Abnormal Breathing Pattern Tracker (Mask)

One significant symptom that occurs in the COVID-19 is Tachypnea. Proposed device helps in tracking abnormal-breathing-pattern.

It has been observed that the doctors treating and operating the COVID-19 patients 24/7 are falling prey to the virus as they are the ones who are directly exposed to the COVID-19 virus. Further, the security staff who has been working day and night to ensure that people stay indoors and the lockdown scenario is strictly followed, are another class of individuals who are at the risk of COVID-19 infection as they are forced to interact with people violating the lockdown. Furthermore, the shopkeepers, pharmacists, cleaners, garbageman or trashman, street cleaners, garbage collectors form another stratum of people who are working in the high-risk outdoor environment amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.
The research products have been designed keeping in mind the above section of people who are outdoors and are doing their duties responsibly to stabilize the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hence, solutions provided would ensure well-being of the medical fraternity (doctors, nurses, staff), security personnel, street cleaners, shopkeepers, pharmacists, garbage/wate collectors, etc. who are working 24/7 in the quarantine facilities by enhancing their virus resistant power and ability to fight COVID-19 pandemic

Product I & 5 are masks that can be used by everyone - hence are accessible to target audience.

Product 4 can be installed in hospitals, quarantine places, indoor rooms, airports for killing viruses, bacteria present on surfaces.

Product 3 are drones with disinfecting delivering capability. This is easy to implement. Here it is important to note that the drones can venture into areas that humans cannot, due to reasons of location, geography of the place, etc. like in slums, etc.

Product 2 can be used by everyone as they are basic clothing entities - gloves, shirts, etc.

According to the latest clinical research, the respiratory pattern of COVID-19 is different from the respiratory patterns of flu and the common cold. One significant symptom that occurs in the COVID-19 is Tachypnea. People infected with COVID-19 have more rapid respiration. Our research study can be utilized to distinguish various respiratory patterns and our device can be preliminarily put to practical use. Accurate detection of the unexpected abnormal respiratory pattern of people in a remote and unobtrusive manner has great significance. In this proposal, considering the characteristics of actual respiratory signals, a novel and efficient ‘Respiratory Breathing Pattern Tracking Method’ is disclosed. The proposed idea has a great potential to be extended to large scale applications such as public places, hospitals, airports, office environment, etc. 

Here, the mask is provided with a pressure sensor that tracks the breathing pattern of an individual. Further, the mask is time synched with the pressure sensor that is present on the auxiliary belt (to be wrapped around the rib cage area) provided along with the mask. Since the two pressure sensors are time synched, the accuracy of the collected data be maintained. Hence, face masks that track breathing pattern of the COVID-19 suspect will help in identifying the COVID-19 disease at very early stage. Rather than wait for 14 days to note the symptoms.

Further, TiO2 based products undergo photocatalysis to kill the COVID-19 virus along with reducing air pollutants as disclosed in the URL link above.

Drone spray involves spraying TiO2 in the geography using AI technologywherein the drone is programmed to spray TiO2 in geographical area.

Further, breathing pattern tracker mask helps in tracking breathing characteristics of an individual to detect COVID-19 way before symptoms show up. The mask has pressure sensors & pattern recognition unit that detects the breathing pattern & makes the optical unit on the mask to glow based on change in breathing pattern.

Further, air purifier uses nitrogen doped TiO2 as photocatalysis helps in deactivating the COVID-19 virus in visible light environment.

TiO2 based photocatalysis is something unique that is explored to tackle COVID-19 virus - and in breathing pattern tracker mask pressure sensors are used to identify the change in breathing pattern of the wearer for early detection.

Here, the mask is provided with a pressure sensor that tracks the breathing pattern of an individual. Further, the mask is time synched with the pressure sensor that is present on the auxiliary belt (to be wrapped around the rib cage area) provided along with the mask. Since the two pressure sensors are time synched, the accuracy of the collected data be maintained. Now, as the individual gets infected by the COVID-19 virus and he/she starts using this mask, the pressure sensor notes the abnormally rapid breathing that the COVID-19 patient is susceptible to. As the mask collects data, the pressure sensor on the belt keeps track of the change in pressure that occurs in the rib-cage area due to abnormal breathing. Once, the data of the two pressure sensors match for a threshold time period, then the Bluetooth on the mask gets activated and the nearby personnel is immediately notified via a Bluetooth signal. In some cases, the mask is provided with an optical indicator that starts blinking on noting the change in breathing pattern. Hence, the nearby individuals can take necessary actions immediately.

Link for TiO2 based products:

TiO2 based products

I have proposed two line of products:

1. TiO2 based products

2. Abnormal breathing tracker mask

For TiO2 based products, it seems that no one has given it a thought of using TiO2 in regular products like masks or air purifiers in hospitals, wards, etc.

Further, abnormal breathing pattern tracker mask is one of its kind of a products that can detect whether an individual has COVID-19 infection or not way before the symptoms are seen. 

Hence, the above products can help is early detection of COVID-19 cases & also kill the virus (in TiO2 based products) - this can bring in huge change in the way we tackle pandemic such as COVID-19

Currently serves none as the products are yet to be manufactured.

On production, the solution can serve the entire nation (1.3 billion population of India) within 5 years.

I wish to have access to funds so that the products can be manufactured and be utilized by the community. In next year I am planing to serve atleast a district such as pune. In next 5 years I wish to serve the entire nation of India

Currently I lack manpower & funds to manufacture the innovative products.

Currently I lack manpower & funds to manufacture the innovative products.

In next 1 & 5 years down the line I wish to build up funds and a team that can help the products to get to the market.

I am an individual researcher, working for betterment of humanity. I do not have a team

one - myself

Becasue the proposed solution or products are easy to manufacture, less expensive & useful for every human being on this planet

I am a lone researcher, working on my own - no organization is involved

Buisness model currently only needs manufacturing of the products - at minimal cost & the manufactured products will be supplied to the needy community at same manufacturing cost as we do not entail to earn profit out of this research work - it is for humanity 

We are yet to decide all these factors

I am applying to solve to seek enough funds that can be used for manufacturing the products. I also need a team of people that I can collaborate with & help in supplying the products to the needy

I also need a team of people that I can collaborate with & help in supplying the products to the needy. Help in terms of manufacturing, monitoring & managing finances, distributing the products in the market

Solve members, MIT faculty initiatives

The solution provided to tackle COVID-19 is an innovative step that can help in securing better health benefits to the entire humanity, not just any specific community or country but the whole of the globe