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Cracklin Charlie

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1. I saw a story on my local fox affiliate this morning.

Reply to 58Sunliner (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 07:21 PM

Mar 2020

A local 3-D printing company is printing new masks that self seal, that have removable filters that can be replaced after sterilizing the mask body. I believe they worked with local (Kansas City) medical professionals on the design.

Remove mask, pop out old filter, sterilize, pop in new filter. Good to go.

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Stanford has done a study-released yesterday, about sterilizing masks. [View all] 58Sunliner Mar 2020 OP

I saw a story on my local fox affiliate this morning. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2020 #1

I assume they still use the N95 filter. Kind of like a Vog mask, only a Vog has carbon cloth also. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #5

From the article littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #2

That seems a little strange. I see it too. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #4

I've heard that if the concentration of certain sanitizers is too high it causes the virus to ... marble falls Mar 2020 #6

They don't use a sanitizer in the study. They specifically state that you should not use alcohol as 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #7

I'm thinking of the cutting boards. marble falls Mar 2020 #8

Ok. But it seems like boiling water or a bleach solution and a rinse would work. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #9

I agree. marble falls Mar 2020 #10

great sckarletmelanzana Mar 2020 #3