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<\/a><\/div>\nOut of 2,000 projects from 79
\ncountries, one on producing protein from Ecoli bacteria in laboratories by a
\nstudent team from the University of Science won sponsorship from the Agence
\nUniversitaire de La Francophonie – a society of universities offering training
\nin the French language. <\/p>\n
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Firstly, they collaborated with a
\ncompany in the bio-technology industry to carry out the project under Dr.
\nNguyen Thuy Vy, head of the genetics department at the university’s biology and
\nbio-technology faculty. The research was prompted by the fact that asymptomatic
\nCOVID patients and those with mild symptoms were believed to be a hurdle to
\ncontrol the pandemic in the community. <\/p>\n
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To detect infection, many countries
\nuse antibody tests. The advantages of this method are that it is fast, easy to
\ndeploy on a large scale and has great accuracy. However, Viet Nam does not have
\nsuppliers of SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 viral protein antigens, making it difficult for
\ncompanies to seek for manufacturing antibody testing kits. Dr Nguyen Thuy Vy
\nsaid: “We use a technology to
\nproduce protein from Ecoli bacteria at low cost. Around the world, most
\nproteins are produced from animal tissue.” Vy and two students, Le Tran Dang
\nKhoi and Vo Ho My Phuc began the research in early June with sponsorship from
\nAUF and they created products within three months.<\/p>\n
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“The project does not only contribute
\nto COVID-19 prevention but also inspires other students to take up research.
\nThe product is useful for COVID-19 tests with fast, accurate results and
\naffordable prices.”\u00a0 <\/p>\n
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The VNUHCM’s National Key Laboratory
\nof Digital Control and System Engineering (DCSELab) collaborated with the
\nCentre of Science and Technology Development for Youth to make a mobile
\ndisinfection chamber.\u00a0 With sensors
\ndetecting and automatically spraying once a person steps in, signal lights, and
\na 360-degree fog mist sprayer, the chamber uses anolyte solution and
\nultraviolet, ozone and heat disinfection technologies to help disinfect the
\nwhole body. The chamber has been used at several hospitals in the city since
\nthe COVID-19 pandemic broke out. <\/p>\n
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DCSELab’s scientists also made an
\nautomatic chamber for disinfection and obtaining samples from patients without
\nmaking contact. The chamber disinfects automatically before the next person
\nenters for giving samples. Though ultraviolet disinfection technology is used,
\nthe UV rays do not directly touch peoples’ bodies and so are not harmful to
\nhealth officials or patients. Moreover, the high-efficiency particulate air
\nfilter technology combines with UV to completely kill viruses and bacteria
\nremaining in the air after being sucked out of the chamber.<\/p>\n
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The other COVID-19 product by DCSELab
\nis a simple ventilator working on the principle of automatically squeezing and
\nreleasing Ambu bag to deliver air into a patient’s lungs. The product is being
\nfinalized after many revisions and consultancy from specialists at Cho Ray
\nHospital and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy.<\/p>\n
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Another VNUHCM’s member university,
\nthe University of Technology, has innovated dozens of useful and convenient
\nproducts to serve the community in terms of COVID-19 prevention and
\ncontainment. <\/p>\n
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Scientists at the Bach Khoa Research
\nCentre for Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Technology have also
\nmade a mobile disinfection system with air filters to ensure clean air is
\ndischarged in the environment. The technology has been transferred to companies
\nfor commercialisation and mass production.\u00a0
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A research team at the University of
\nTechnology’s material technology faculty has made masks that could be used by
\nhealthcare workers for continuous hours.<\/p>\n
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh Dai Phu, the
\nfaculty dean, said when COVID-19 broke out, one urgent issue was a shortage of
\nmedical equipment. Healthcare workers faced a high risk of infection because of
\nworking for many hours in an environment without negative pressure chamber. It
\nwas very important for them to use preventive clothes, goggles and masks to
\nprevent the risk of contracting the virus, and his team made these masks with a
\nbacteria and air filter membrane to avoid infection, Phu said. <\/p>\n
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The air supplied through the mask is
\nsufficient for many hours for healthcare workers. This mask mitigated some of
\nthe shortcomings in existing ones during the pandemic period. In addition, the
\nmaterial used in these masks is environment-friendly polymer. The medical
\nworkers at Trung Vuong Hospital are using them. <\/p>\n
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Lecturers at the University of
\nTechnology’s mechanical engineering faculty made an automatic machine for sewing
\nmasks from anti-bacterial clothing. Besides, the university’s lecturers and
\nstudents made goggles that keep out aerosols from patients using 3D printing
\ntechnology and sanitizers. <\/p>\n
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mai Thanh Phong, the
\nuniversity’s president, said by focusing on products for COVID-19 prevention
\nand control, students, lecturers and researchers at the university hope to
\ncontribute their abilities and efforts to the country’s combat against the
\npandemic. <\/p>\n
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countries, one on producing protein from Ecoli bacteria in laboratories by a
student team from the University of Science won sponsorship from the Agence
Universitaire de La Francophonie – a society of universities offering training
in the French language.
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