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Ok, this just occurred to me...What is one of the biggest needs right now?
N95 masks and other PPE for medical personal.
But are we being creative in how to solve this problem? Why do they need to be disposable in the first place, could we get 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20 uses out of a single mask?
Can we come up with a device for hospitals that is easy to build and get online quickly.
My initial thoughts
1) UV light?
2) Vaporized ethanol (alcohol sterilization)?
3) Moderate heat
Obviously a combination of several of these.
There are some questions to be answered. First, does it impact he integrity of the mask to sterilize it? do the masks stop being effective in addition to just becoming contaminate?
All important questions, but drastic times comes up for drastic solutions.
N95 masks and other PPE for medical personal.
But are we being creative in how to solve this problem? Why do they need to be disposable in the first place, could we get 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20 uses out of a single mask?
Can we come up with a device for hospitals that is easy to build and get online quickly.
My initial thoughts
1) UV light?
2) Vaporized ethanol (alcohol sterilization)?
3) Moderate heat
Obviously a combination of several of these.
There are some questions to be answered. First, does it impact he integrity of the mask to sterilize it? do the masks stop being effective in addition to just becoming contaminate?
All important questions, but drastic times comes up for drastic solutions.
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