New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday displayed a bio-suit it has developed to safeguard health professionals on the frontline of combating Covid-19.

“The suit has been prepared with the help of the industry and subjected to rigorous testing for textile parameters as well as protection against synthetic blood,” a DRDO statement said adding that it had used a sealant used in submarines to enhance the safety of bio-suit. DRDO said it has transferred the technology to a vendor who has a manufacturing capacity of 7,000 bio-suits per day. Another vendor is being brought in and efforts are on to ramp up the capacity of 15,000 suits per day.

The DRDO is making all efforts to ensure that these suits are produced in large numbers and serve as a robust line of defence for the medics, paramedics and other personnel.

The DRDO has prepared a special sealant as an alternative to seam sealing tape based on the sealant used in submarine applications. Presently, bio-suits prepared using this glue for seam sealing by an industry partner has cleared test at Southern India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore. This can be a game-changer for the textile industry.