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Along with few partners from the Personal Protection Inc. (IPP) and protective apparel manufacturer called Kappler Inc., USAID has appointed Cornell University has signed up on a project to study the quality of the existing Ebola protective garments and re-engineer the same in order to make these very garments protective against the evolving nature of this particular virus. This is purely to protect the health care workers who are on the front lines, trying to battle this life-threatening contagion while helping the victims at the same time.These garments are will now be designed to provide a more breathable and comfortable leak-free barrier protection. These suits will have a better hood design and will also be relatively easier to remove after use.The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) in fact provided Cornell, Kappler and IPP a reward of over 12 grand for making more than fifteen thousand submission globally in the fight against Ebola.The reason behind re-engineering the current protective garments is that it offers no proper breathability to the users, which makes the users suffer from heat stress, profuse sweating and extreme discomfort. One other reason is the long-standing dedication shown by the military and healthcare workers, who are working in the most challenging environment of Africa in those extremely high humid and high temperatures conditions. So, at the end of the day, by making sure that the user is comfortable while wearing these and is well-protected is the only form of appreciation that can be shown to these hard-working team.Huiju Park along with David Mengyun Shi, who is graduate student specializing in the field of functional apparel design, are going to work together with Park leading the project, in developing prototypes that are light in weight and is also integrated with the effective cooling. This design is to enable quick release of heat in order to prevent any kind of thermal discomfort or heat stroke.The test method used here by the researchers is the Cornell University’s sweating thermal mannequin, in order to simulate the human physiology in response to the multiple heat challenges and recording these clothing properties’ measurements to understand its efficiency.Jintu Fan, who is the chairs the Fiber Science & Apparel Design & is also the director of Cornell Institute of Fashion & Fiber Innovation, is going to supervise and evaluate the project. He shall also provide the required technical consultation, if need be, on the mechanisms related to effective heat-release.The researchers expect to have a successful type of this particular form of garment (with all the improvements) in a year’s time.Last October, the USAID’s Fighting Ebola challenge was launched in order to seek new and more practical solutions and this was done by collaborating with the White House Office of Science & Technology, the Department of Defense and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To its surprise, the challenge could record more than fifteen thousand ideas from across the globe in only two months’ time. The USAID administrator, Rajiv Shah, states that they are strongly embracing the new model of product development, the model that harness maximum potential of science & technology in making the right kind of innovative product development. Article Tags: Ebola Protective Garments, Ebola Protective, Protective Garments
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