Student Builds UV Light Sanitiser Racket That Kills Coronavirus On Common Surfaces
The racket is similar to the shape of a tennis racket, however, at one end it has two UV light tubes that illuminate and disinfect the surface. One needs to wave the racket on the surface, holding it at a distance of 4-5 inches from the object for 60 seconds to disinfect it.
Amidst COVID-19 crisis, the whole world has started to take personal hygiene a lot more seriously. Hand sanitisers are getting sold like hotcakes and people are washing their hands more often than before, which is great.
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However, some things cannot be decontaminated using hand sanitizers -- food items, some kinds of surfaces, among several other things. That¡¯s when UV light sanitisers come in handy. They beam the harmful ultraviolet rays and destroy COVID-19, preventing it from coming in contact with anyone.
And now, a student at Lovely Professional University have gone ahead and made a cool UV light sanitiser racket.
Anant Kumar Rajput, a B. Tech student (Mechanical Engineering) has developed this novel device under the guidance of Assistant Professor Mandeep Singh and Project Officer, Ruhul Amin Choudhury from Student Research & Project Cell at LPU.
The racket is similar to the shape of a tennis racket, however, at one end it has two UV light tubes that illuminate and disinfect the surface. One needs to wave the racket on the surface, holding it at a distance of 4-5 inches from the object for 60 seconds to disinfect it.
The racket also has a built-in a timer which beeps once 60 seconds are over. Once the surface or item is sanitized with the UV rays, one can touch or use the product immediately.
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The racket can run either on electricity or on the internal rechargeable battery which can be recharged within 30 minutes and can provide power for 15 minutes.
LPU has filed a patent for the racket and is now looking for industrial partners to commercialise it, that can bring the cost of the racket to around Rs 1,000 a pop.
Ashok Mittal, Chancellor, Lovely Professional University said, "We are proud of the research team behind this portable UV Racket. The team has been working tirelessly to come up with innovative solutions to keep up the fight against COVID19. I believe, once commercialised, this racket will have great potential in the market."
