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Scientist using nanoparticles to create long-lasting disinfectant spray

December 4, 2020
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – When was the last time you read the label on a commercial cleaning product or let a surface you wiped down dry completely? To be 99.9% effective, these products must be used correctly and frequently. But what if there was a better way? COVID-19 has made us all painfully aware of…

2020 Health Innovators

October 23, 2020
South Florida Business Journal is recognizing our team (Christina Drake, Sudipta Seal, and Dr. Griffith Parks) as 2020 health innovators! read more

Orlando tech company, UCF team up to create longer lasting disinfectant for COVID-19

September 12, 2020
www.wesh.com ORLANDO, Fla. — A local technology company is working with the University of Central Florida to come up with a new disinfectant against the coronavirus. “I was in a local grocery store and I saw an employee spray a disinfectant on a door handle then immediately wipe it off. My first reaction was like…

UCF co-developing fast-acting disinfectant

September 11, 2020
www.fox35orlando.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Top health officials say the biggest way to stop the spread of COVID-19 is prevention, but did you know some disinfectant products don’t work right away? “The most common ones that people get, like the Lysol or Clorox, wipes, the sanitizing wipes, usually the surface needs to stay wet for about four minutes…

UCF scientists seek novel material to kill COVID-19

April 9, 2020
Fox35 video www.eurekalert.org medicalxpress.com Orlando Business Journal           UCF News YouTube Video Researchers say nanoparticle film would ‘catch’ and kill the virus, better protect healthcare providers Masks that protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19 only block the virus before it reaches their faces, but UCF researchers are working to create a…

UCF lands national grant for coronavirus safety gear research

April 9, 2020
By Ryan Lynch  – Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal Apr 8, 2020, 5:20pm EDT Two researchers at the University of Central Florida just received a national grant related to their coronavirus research. UCF Materials Science and Engineering Department Chairman Sudipta Seal and UCF College of Medicine’s Associate Dean for Research Griffith Parks were selected by the National Science Foundation to receive $200,000 to research…

Dr. Seal receives the Albert Sauveur Achievement award from American Society of Materials (ASM Intl)

December 11, 2019
After a busy award-winning year, Dr. Sudipta Seal closed out 2019 with two more achievements for his distinguished work in his field: the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award from ASM International and Fellow Member honors from the Indian Institute of Metals. Dr. Seal is a Pegasus Professor, trustee chair and is affiliated with UCF’s Advanced Materials Processing Analysis Center and Nanoscience…

News Coverage of UCF and NASA Study

November 4, 2017
News station WFTV featured coverage of Sudipta Seal and Kevin Grossman, detailing the research efforts aimed toward using Martian soil to eventually build human habitats on Mars. The research is the result of a NASA grant. Watch the video here.