Pune-Based DIAT Develops Herbal-Based Biocidal Spray As Healthy Air
Pune, 2nd October 2021: On the occasion of the 152nd anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd October 2021, the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (Deemed University) has developed a Herbal-Based Biocidal Spray as ‘Healthy Air’.
The technology of Healthy Air which is the registered product of DIAT(DU), was developed under Prof. Balasubramanian K, HoD, Deptt of Metallurgy & Materials Engg and the technology was transferred free of cost to Vaishnavi Khadi Gramodyog, Solan, Himachal Pradesh [Registered under the Khadi institutions] and M/s Sai Krupa, Pune as the firm has an association with Khadi and Village Industries, Govt of India.
The product is Herbal based room spray which kills Bacteria, Yeast and Mould and it is antipollution and neutralises virus in air when sprayed indoors like offices, labs, workshops, hospital wards, indoor spaces and hospital isolation rooms often.
The product formulations were tested by the inventor experimentally and computationally to understand the efficacy of its various constituents and extensively studied for antimicrobial, antifungal, biochemical potency, amino acid neutralization, computational heat map evaluation and life science analysis in the best accredited test laboratories.
The manufacturers with the support of the inventor had optimized bottle volume, bottle design, nozzle diameter, packaging and bottle material and started receiving the initial orders from hospitals and banks across India.
On this occasion, Vice Chancellor, DIAT requested the manufactures to make the product at affordable cost for use by common man.
