IIT-D startup Fabiosys develops technology for antiviral fabric

After three years of rigorous research & development, Fabiosys Innovations, a deep-tech healthcare startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D), has developed an extremely affordable high-performance medical textile Fabium, which destroys approximately 99.9 per cent of the bacteria and viruses within 30 minutes. Ordinary antimicrobial fabric products available in the market inhibit microbes in a span of 24 hours & that too with an unsatisfactory efficiency. This time span of 24 hours makes those antimicrobial fabric products impractical to be used in everyday life because a typical bacterium doubles itself in a span of around 20-30 minutes. Fabium is developed using a technology called Hi-PAT, which makes it highly effective against bacteria, viruses, & fungi. Fabium starts working within seconds of contact with the pathogens. The team has successfully completed large scale manufacturing trials in collaboration with a textile industry partner in DelhiNCR region to ensure that the large scale fabric manufacturing can be done while maintaining its high-efficiency & affordability.