Water Repellent Reusable Hazmat, Personal Protective Equipment in the Middle of a Pandemic

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - As an act of community service in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) has launched a personal protective equipment (PPE) under the name of Water Repellant Reusable Hazmat. As the name implies, this equipment is not disposable but avalaible to be used repeatedly by medical personnel.The product...

May 15, 2020

Creating Simple Personal Protective Equipment Instruction Design and #BikinSendiri Campaign, ITB Academic Assistant Won 1st Place in IDEAThon 2020 Competition

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Academic Assistant of Institut Teknologi Bandung, Prananda L. Malasan, Ph.D., won 1st place in the IDEAthon 2020 race through his ideas related to COVID-19 organized by the Ministry of Research and Technology / Research Agency and National Innovation (Kemenristek / BRIN) announced on May 8, 2020. This competition carries the...

May 14, 2020

Able to Destroy Viruses, ITB Creates Mobile High Power Disinfectants Using Type C UV

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Transmission of the COVID-19 virus can either occur through droplets or aerosols/micro-droplets from someone who is positively infected. Because the virus can float in the air and have the possibility to stick to the surface of objects for several days, the sterilization process becomes important in these times.Based on this...

May 14, 2020

ITB Talks, Greet ITB Academicians

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Rector and Board of Trustees Institut Teknologi Bandung held an ITB Talks event with the theme "Greeting ITB Academicians" in the West Hall of ITB Campus, Jalan Ganesa, No. 10 Bandung, Wednesday (5/13/2020). The event was held via video teleconference and streamed live on ITB Youtube channel.ITB Talks has an agenda to...

May 13, 2020

ITB Lecturer Discusses Data Security Issues on the Internet

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id- Modernization is making us increasingly dependent on the internet. Every day, there are billions of people using the internet, from just looking for information until fulfilling shopping needs. Recently, there have been many issues related to data leakage and privacy issues that have been violated by several internet-based...

May 12, 2020

Reducing Case of Medical Personnel Infected to COVID-19, ITB Develops Personal Protective Equipment Disinfection Unit

* Disinfection and pretreatment device prototypes for PPE sterilization. (Photo: Doc. Renni Suhardi)BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Reported several cases of doctors and medical personnel infected with COVID-19 while on duty, although they have been equipped with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and well usage procedures. The team analyzed the...

May 11, 2020

In Support of PPE Demand, ITB Produces Face Shields with 3D Printer Technology

*Face shield prototype made by Ir. Adi Indrayatno, M.Sc, Ph.D. (Picture: private document)BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Since COVID-19 has been declared as a pandemic, medical workers have been faced with the duty of handling the amount of positive patients, person under surveillance (OD), and patient under surveillance (PDP). In taking care of these...

May 08, 2020

ITB Develops Individual Isolation Room in Handling COVID-19

*Photo by Arria SrinardwitaBANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Recently, the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to increase. As a result, the number of patients who need intensive care with adequate facilities is also increasing. However, not all referral hospitals have adequate facilities in handling and care of COVID-19 patients, one of which is...

May 06, 2020

Rector of ITB Graduating 34 Engineer Professional Study Program Graduates through Video Teleconference

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Institut Teknologi Bandung Rector, Prof. Reini Wirahadikusumah, Ph.D., graduated 34 ITB Engineer Professional study program graduates in the Second Period Graduation, Academic Year 2019/2020, Tuesday (5/5/2020). The graduation that contains the engineer’s oath was conducted through a video teleconference, which attended by...

May 05, 2020