Integration of secure technologies for protection against Covid-19 in healthcare and high risk areas

Project summary

The research aims to limit the spread of Covid-19 and other diseases in healthcare and high-risk areas by developing safe, innovative technologies and products for the collective and individual protection of citizens and professionals. One of the objectives of the study is to pilot and test conceptual compositions for a filter composite material to be used for individual protection. Researchers will also work on automated equipment for air and surface disinfection - a mobile robot for surface disinfection, disinfection gates that spray disinfectant on people passing through them, equipment for air disinfection and other research tasks, developing a total of seven prototypes and producing six scientific papers.

LSIWC aims to develop a biodegradable composite membrane made of natural fibres for the filter layer of personal protective equipment. The structure, thickness, density, air permeability of the material will be tested and adapted.

Project length: 6 months

Total funding: 497 580.00 EUR

LSIWC funding: 37 500.00 EUR

Call, activity: State Research Programme “Covid-19 consequence mitigation”

Project partners

Leading partner: Riga Technical University

Cooperation partners:

• Latvijas Universitāte,
• Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija,
• Elektronikas un datorzinātņu institūts,
• Latvijas Organiskās sintēzes institūts,
• Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūts,
• Latvijas Biomedicīnas pētījumu un studiju centrs,
• Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte,
• Latvijas Valsts koksnes ķīmijas institūts.

Project implementation

2020.12.22 - Zinātnieki prezentē inženiertehniskus risinājumus Covid-19 ierobežošanai

2020.11.04 - LSIWC have developed an environmentally friendly, natural fiber-based filter membrane to fight Covid-19. The membrane will be used as the filtering layer in a unique face mask, designed by RTU scientists within the State Research Programme: publicity LSM.lv , RTU portal