N95 masks

FreightWaves Truck Talk: Clearing the air edition

This week, we’re looking at standardizing more convenience in over-the-air updates; 108 million breathe-safe N-95 masks from Cummins’ repurposing of engine filter material; and public self-determination for TuSimple.

Over-the-air updates (with convenience) … Mack Trucks is following sibling Volvo Trucks North America in standardizing the convenience of over-the-air (OTA) updates. Mack says the driver download activation feature will be included in factory-equipped models built since last Nov....

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CBP seizes 100,000 fake surgical masks near US-Mexico border

Federal authorities seized 100,080 counterfeit N95 surgical masks Monday in El Paso, Texas.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) initially detained the shipment of 3M N95 surgical masks with a value of $600,480 on Dec. 3, according to a release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations. 

The masks were at an El Paso bonded warehouse bound for a hospital on the East Coast. More than 5,000 boxes were seized at the warehouse. Officials did not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cbp-seizes-100000-fake-surgical-masks

Masks Making People Immune To COVID19, Says Study

In a major development, researchers have found out that people who contract coronavirus might not become as sick if they wear masks, that is, the mask appears to give them immunity, reports NewsHub.

Evidence of Mask Wearing in Cruise

While it’s unproven, scientists are pointing to earlier evidence such as an outbreak on an Argentinian cruise ship, where workers were given N95 masks and passengers were given surgical coverings.

Earlier cruise ship outbreaks, where mask-wearing wasn’t in place, saw...

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Study Underlines Effectiveness of COVID19 Masks

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Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask while out in public has become the recommended practice. However, many still question the effectiveness of this and that’s what this study highlighted by Eurekalert is trying to find out.

Dependent on Density & Temperature

To allay these doubts, Padmanabha Prasanna Simha, from the Indian Space Research Organisation, and Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao, from the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, experimentally visualized the...

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[Watch]How N95 Masks Can Be Made Reusable in a Electric Cooker

In a major development, researchers out of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign show household electric cookers can be used to decontaminate N95 respirators for reuse, reports the Washington Post

How did it happen?

The request for help reached Thanh H. Nguyen in March, just as the novel coronavirus had begun to ravage the United States, overwhelming hospitals with scores of infectious patients. Could Nguyen, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois at...

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The Ideal Way of Sterilizing & Reusing N95 Masks

Peter Tsai, the inventor of the N95 filtration material, is photographed at his Knoxville home on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

The man who made N95 masks so effective that he had comeback from his retirement to serve the pandemic, reports CNN.

However, the inventor didn’t think twice about returning to work when healthcare workers needed him most.

Peter Tsai, the inventor of the N95 filtration material, is photographed at his Knoxville home on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
Who is he?
Peter Tsai, a Taiwanese American scientist who invented the synthetic fabric used to make N95 respirators, which is considered the most...

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N95 Like Reusable Silicon Masks Is the Answer To PPE Shortage

A prototype of the iMASC, a new silicone mask that can be safely reused without fear of contamination.

As the pandemic rages, nurses and doctors have gone to creative extremes to reuse the same masks, gloves, and scrubs they need to treat contagious coronavirus patients. But if a prototype mask created by researchers proves widely effective, it may be a safer alternative for health care workers and that’s what researchers at MIT are trying to do so, reports CNN.

A Reusable Silicon Mask
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have...

https://mfame.guru/n95-like-reusable-silicon-masks-is-answer-to-ppe-shortage/

Study Finds The Best COVID19 Face Mask Material

  • New research shows that the most effective homemade face masks are those made with tightly woven fabric and providing a good seal along the edges.
  • Bandanas were not found to be effective.
  • N95 masks need to be properly fitted and should be reserved for those who need them.
  • Surgical face masks are another effective option in areas where they’re readily available.

A team of researchers claims to have found the best materials for homemade face masks, writes Maria Cohut for Medical News Today.

The...

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All You Need To Know About N95 Respirators! Do You Need To Buy One?

  • N95 respirators have gained prominence amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Respirators are designed to create a seal around the face so they filter out most particles.
  • They provide the best possible protection in the midst of the current crisis.
  • Governments and hospitals have been racing to buy them for frontline workers and have led to a global shortage of N95 masks.
  • The letter—N, R, or P—refers to whether the mask is resistant to oil-based particles such as solvents and pesticides.
  • The number refers...

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Shipping Containers Aiding COVID19 N95 Masks Reusuability System!

According to an article published in Heavy, a new vapor fogging system capable of quickly re-sterilizing large numbers of N95 medical respirator masks at a time is being hailed as a “game changer” in the global battle against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

What is it?

Developed by Battelle, a non-profit research institute based in Columbus, Ohio, the Critical Care Decontamination System works by placing row-upon-row of used masks onto wire metal restaurant kitchen-style shelves inside...

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