SFGate

The easy way to make an effective polypropylene filter for your face mask

For months, scientists have been saying masks reduce transmission of COVID-19. They now think masks can also make the illness less severe. The reason is the barrier created by a mask likely limits the ...
UPI

Engineers design reusable silicone rubber face mask with N95 filter

July 9 (UPI) --Researchers said Thursday that they have developed a resusable silicone rubber face mask with an N95 filter. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and ...
WHDH

MIT professors developing masks with reusable filters, battery power to fight COVID-19

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Researchers at MIT are developing new masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, using battery-powered heat and removable filters to stop the virus. Assistant Professor Dr.
Science Daily

Copper foam as a highly efficient, durable filter for reusable masks and air cleaners

Metal foams are durable, and their small pores and large surface areas suggest they could effectively filter out microbes. Researchers have transformed copper nanowires into metal foams that could be ...
EurekAlert!

Reusable cloth masks hold up after a year of washing, drying

The reusable cloth masks people have been using for the past year or more may look a little worse for the wear. But new research from the University of Colorado Boulder finds that washing and drying ...