Yogyakarta: Five Gadjah Mada University (UGM) students have developed a covid-19 vaccine storage device. The device, named the Smart Vaccine Tube, can keep vaccines safe even in remote areas.
The five UGM students are Muhammad Rizqiansyah (Physical Engineering 2018), Ananda Fikri Nugroho (Physical Engineering 2018), Devara Zain Al Adid (Electrical Engineering 2018), Kaninda Khairunnisa (Physical Engineering 2019), and Fauzian Sekar Indrasyah (Pharmacy 2019).
Team Leader, Muhammad Rizqiansyah explained, this tool is in the form of a lightweight box that can be carried like a bag. The development of the tool has successfully received full funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) this year.
"The purpose of this vaccine storage device (to) be able to accelerate the vaccination programs, especially to remote areas, such as the 3T area," said Rizqiansyah quoting a UGM press release, Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
He explained that the Smart Vaccine Tube is based on superthermos technology. By using materials in the form of aluminum bubble foil and styrofoam, the Smart Vaccine Tube is designed to have four layers from the outside.
The temperature in the box is cooled using a peltier. At the top, the outer cover, there is an LCD and an LED indicator that functions to monitor the temperature in the box.
The LED indicator will be green if the temperature in the box is between 2.5-7.5oC. Yellow if the temperature is between 2-2.5oC or 7.5-8oC. It is red if the temperature in the box is 2-8oC outside.
He added, in the Smart Vaccine Tube there is also a vaccine container (made using 3D printing technology) which functions as a vaccine holder to avoid shock during distribution. The manufacture of this Smart Vaccine Tube costs an affordable price with the characteristics of long enough storage as well as energy saving.
The Ministry of Health targets the vaccination target of around 208 million people. As of August 31, 2021, only 30 percent of the dose 1 vaccination has been implemented, or about 60 million people. Meanwhile, the second dose of vaccination has only reached 17 percent or about 35 million people.
"Hopefully, the target number of vaccination targets in Indonesia can be achieved and herd immunity will be formed in the near future so that everything can return to normal," he said.
The five UGM students are Muhammad Rizqiansyah (Physical Engineering 2018), Ananda Fikri Nugroho (Physical Engineering 2018), Devara Zain Al Adid (Electrical Engineering 2018), Kaninda Khairunnisa (Physical Engineering 2019), and Fauzian Sekar Indrasyah (Pharmacy 2019).
Team Leader, Muhammad Rizqiansyah explained, this tool is in the form of a lightweight box that can be carried like a bag. The development of the tool has successfully received full funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) this year.
"The purpose of this vaccine storage device (to) be able to accelerate the vaccination programs, especially to remote areas, such as the 3T area," said Rizqiansyah quoting a UGM press release, Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
He explained that the Smart Vaccine Tube is based on superthermos technology. By using materials in the form of aluminum bubble foil and styrofoam, the Smart Vaccine Tube is designed to have four layers from the outside.
The temperature in the box is cooled using a peltier. At the top, the outer cover, there is an LCD and an LED indicator that functions to monitor the temperature in the box.
The LED indicator will be green if the temperature in the box is between 2.5-7.5oC. Yellow if the temperature is between 2-2.5oC or 7.5-8oC. It is red if the temperature in the box is 2-8oC outside.
He added, in the Smart Vaccine Tube there is also a vaccine container (made using 3D printing technology) which functions as a vaccine holder to avoid shock during distribution. The manufacture of this Smart Vaccine Tube costs an affordable price with the characteristics of long enough storage as well as energy saving.
The Ministry of Health targets the vaccination target of around 208 million people. As of August 31, 2021, only 30 percent of the dose 1 vaccination has been implemented, or about 60 million people. Meanwhile, the second dose of vaccination has only reached 17 percent or about 35 million people.
"Hopefully, the target number of vaccination targets in Indonesia can be achieved and herd immunity will be formed in the near future so that everything can return to normal," he said.
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