Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed a new face mask that they believe could stop viral particles as effectively as N95 masks. Unlike N95 masks, the new masks were designed to be easily sterilized and used many times.

Read the article: http://news.mit.edu/2020/reusable-silicone-rubber-face-mask-0709

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed a new face mask that they believe could stop viral particles as effectively as N95 masks. Unlike N95 masks, the new masks were designed to be easily sterilized and used many times. Read the article: http://news.mit.edu/2020/reusable-silicone-rubber-face-mask-0709

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