Et vægpanel og en maske by Sara Lee Spanggaard Krog

2020

Facts

Name
Sara Lee Spanggaard Krog
Line of study
Design for People
Collaborator
Professor Norman Ratcliffe fra fakultetet og Institut for sundhed og anvendt videnskab (HAS) ved University of the West of England (UWE).

Et vægpanel og en maske

MA Design for People

HVAD? Et vægpanel og en ansigtsmaske, der kan deaktivere vira, dræbe bakterier og rense luften.

HVORDAN? Sara Lee har arbejdet på tværs af fagdisciplinerne tekstildesign, kemi, virologi og elektroteknik samt med professorer med relevante specialer. Det tværfaglige samarbejde har resulteret i en prototype på en ansigtsmaske, der kan nedbryde flygtige organiske forbindelser og NOx-gasser ved hjælp af fotokatalytisk oxidering indlejret i kompositter og tekstiler. Aktuelt tester en virolog maskens evne til at afvise SARS-CoV-2.

HVORFOR? Sara Lee var i fuld gang med sit kandidatprojekt, der gik ud på at skabe tekstile luftrensende vægpaneler, da pandemien pludselig brød ud med katastrofale konsekvenser. Flere end 800.000 er døde til dato og tallet stiger fortsat. For at hjælpe samfundets mest sårbare i kampen mod COVID-19 besluttede Sara Lee sig for at overføre princippet fra vægpanelerne til en maske, som kan deaktivere farlige vira.

WHAT? A wall panel and a face mask that can deactivate viruses, kill bacteria and purify the air.

HOW? Sara Lee has worked across the disciplines of textile design, chemistry, virology and electrotechnics as well as with professors with relevant specialities. The interdisciplinary collaboration has resulted in a prototype of a face mask that can break down volatile organic compounds and NOx gases using photocatalytic oxidation embedded in composites and textiles. A virologist is currently testing the ability of the mask to reject SARS-CoV-2.

WHY? Sara Lee was in the middle of her graduate project aimed at creating air-purifying wall panels made of textiles, when the pandemic suddenly erupted with catastrophic consequences. More than 800,000 people have died to date and the number continues to rise. In order to help society's most vulnerable in the fight against COVID-19, Sara Lee decided to transfer the principle from the wall panels to a mask that can neutralise dangerous viruses.

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