PhD students from the Laboratory for Integrated Nanophotonics and Biomaterials (LINB) have prepared hand sanitizers under the supervision of Prof. Soumitra Satapathi from the physics department and provided to IIT's community kitchen, which is making and supplying food to the municipality. This has also been provided to the Roorkee local volunteers who are associated with the food distribution to the local city council.

These products have been developed in line with recommendations of the World Health Organization and the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).