A recent study from the American Society for Microbiology offers a new decontamination tool for N95 masks that is accessible and affordable: a microwave.
from the American Society for Microbiology offers a new decontamination tool that is much more accessible and affordable: a microwave.
“We knew there was a critical shortage of personal protective gear and N95 masks, and we knew there was a need for a solution,” he says. “The goal of this work was to identify a widely accessible, microwave-generated steam decontamination method,” the article says. “To this effect, we utilized only common household items.”
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