When I was in college at Northeastern University it used to bother me when people like washed up comedian Colin Quinn confused my alma mater with Northwestern University. But now I wouldn’t mind being confused with that other school located in Chicago. For they have invented a face mask that sanitizes exhaled droplets, further keeping those around you safe.
According to Metro UK:
“The modified face mask, made from fabric doused in antiviral chemicals, sanitizes any virus-laden droplets we produce when we breathe out, cough or sneeze.
Such fabrics do not make breathing more difficult and the chemicals are not breathed in, according to the researchers.
Adding the chemicals to non-woven fabrics such as a lint-free wipe could reduce the volume of infectious droplets by 82 per cent.
While conventional masks help block or reroute respiratory droplets, many escape, infecting others or landing on nearby surfaces.
Author Professor Jiaxing Huang at Northwestern University in Chicago said: ‘Masks are perhaps the most important component of the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to fight a pandemic.
‘We quickly realized that a mask not only protects the person wearing it, but much more importantly, it protects others from being exposed to the droplets (and germs) released by the wearer.’
Good job Northwestern! Thanks to you Colin Quinn is finally off the hook.
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