India, April 6 -- The Department of Science and Technology (DST) using the Science and Engineering Board (SERB) portal invites ideas in the form of short-term proposals for developing antiviral Nano-coating and new nano based material for use in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which can be transferred to a partnering industry or start-up for scale up.

Such Nano coatings could contribute immensely in the emerging health care requirements in India's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

This call is for bringing the Academic groups and relevant Industrial Groups together for submitting proposals to DST's Nano Mission.It encourages multidisciplinary efforts and collaboration with industrial partners for scaling up production within a y...