Published on May 12, 2020
The inventor of the N95 mask is coming out of retirement to help fight COVID-19.
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In US news and current events today, the inventor of the N95 masks is coming out of retirement to help develop a method to sterilize the masks. Peter Tsai is a material scientist and engineer who, nearly 30 years ago, developed the filtration tech used in N95 masks. Though he retired from his post at the University of Tennessee in 2019, Tsai is getting back to work to help find a way to safely disinfect N95 masks. N95 masks are
in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some hospitals have reportedly resorted to cleaning N95 masks with soapy water, bleach, or alcohol. But experts warn against these methods because they could damage the masks. Tsai says he’s studying if exposure to heat can decontaminate N95s.
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