Coronavirus: IIT Kharagpur researchers develop hand sanitizers

In order to meet the growing demands of hand sanitizers after the novel coronavirus outbreak, the IIT Kharagpur researchers have come out with two different alcohol-based hand sanitizers. 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has announced that its researchers have now come out with two different alcohol-based hand sanitizers, which are made following the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines amid the COVID-19 outbreak. 

A team of researchers from the School of Medical Science and Technology of the institute has manufactured a hand sanitizer containing isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, glycerol and water, the IIT Kharagpur spokesperson said in a statement.

This team comprises of Atul Kumar Ojha, Ayan Gope, Anurup Mukhopadhyay, Lopamudra Das, Akashlina Basu, a few of whom who have studied pharmaceutical technology from IIT Kharagpur, the statement added.

Another team which was head by Professor Prof Mihir Sarangi of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed a hand sanitizer based on 70% ethanol and 30 % aloe vera gel.