A sample of fabric coated with Viruferrin (registered trademark) that is used to make the Virustatic Shield face covering snoods (see E2021.0056.2).

This Virustatic Shield fabric face covering was invented by Paul Hope, an engineer from Manchester. Early research was undertaken in collaboration between Virustatic and the University of Manchester under Professor Sabine Flitsch.

Mr Hope was inspired to develop this protein technology after the SARS epidemic in 2010. His grandfather had died of Spanish Flu in 1919 and Mr Hope believed that another pandemic flu was inevitable.

Virustatic are a high-tech company engaging with advanced materials, health innovation and biosciences through their work to create anti-viral fabric. The acquisition demonstrates a Greater Manchester’s development from a traditional textiles industry to a contemporary focus on high-tech fabrics.