PlaVir
Plasma-based disinfection of medical supplies with a focus on medical protective equipment
Duration from 1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the funding code (FKZ) 03COV05A.
During the current pandemic, it has been possible to see how the demand for medical supplies, such as respiratory masks, has risen sharply on the one hand, but could not be met at times due to the collapse of global supply chains on the other. In such a situation, the reprocessing and reuse of existing products is of enormous importance. It can bridge the period until new supply chains are established as well as absolute peaks in demand. Ideally, this requires a technology that is largely independent of the supply chains affected by the pandemic.
Disinfecting and sterilizing plasma processes often only require access to a power supply for operation and are therefore ideally suited for use in crisis situations. The low process temperatures enable the treatment of thermolabile products and scaling of the systems to the expected large throughput volumes is already being investigated in the project.
