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India’s technical textile revolution has paved way for COVID 19 response. Dr Seshadri Ramkumar has played a vital role in the industry’s growth over two-plus decades.

Recent research showed that face masks helped to curtail the COVID 19 spread in the US, when face mask mandate was in effect in different states, says Dr Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University.

No other time in history has the spotlight shined so much on textiles for its role in saving lives than at the present times. Textile materials’ capability to filter and destabilise SARS-CoV-2 is attracting a lot of attention, as well as sustainable fibres like cotton for many advanced applications.