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User ID: 68724585 United States 04/03/2020 12:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I would guess 30 seconds in a microwave oven would probably do it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78073861 I would guess 30 seconds in a microwave oven would probably do it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78073861 Never in microwave if there’s a metal strip on the mask to fit around nose. As long as the metal has no points your fine. Stick a metal spoon in the microwave for 30 seconds. Now stick a fork in the microwave for 3. Report back your findings (Pulls off mask)"And we would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for those meddling Qtards" Klaus S. |
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User ID: 46156487 United States 04/03/2020 12:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have the perfect way to do this safely. The temp recommended in Fahrenheit is 150 degrees. A jerky making dehydrator runs at 165 degrees and has a fan to blow the air through the mask. Make you some N95 jerky. My mask is getting sanitized as I type. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 73811191 United States 04/03/2020 12:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Masks Will Help Protect You. The virus lives within droplets. Droplets cannot get through the mask. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76543442 Here you go folks. Legit information from Dr. Peter P. Tsai, inventor of the electrostatic charging technology that makes the filter media of face masks including medical and N95. Q1: Can the masks be treated by heat? A: Yes as indicated in Figure 1, it is reported (if it is true) that COVID-19 cannot survive at 65C for 30 minutes. Therefore, it is safe to treat the masks in hot air at 70C for 30 minutes and this process can be repeated multiple times to reuse the masks without a noticeable loss of efficiency. ... In such a case, respirator N95 is recommended to protect against suspended submicron virus to stop them from penetrating through the respirator body as well as from the edge leakage. The size of a corona virus is 0.08 – 0.12 μm (or 80 -120 nanometers). However, it is always survived with a host, which is bigger than the virus per se. But the host can be a suspended submicron droplet/particulate. [link to utrf.tennessee.edu (secure)] Please pass the info on to others! I would imagine hospitals would use hydrogen peroxide vapor to sterilize masks in bulk. Masks can be sterlized 50 times without breakdown of fibers. The elastic bands though degrade somewhere between 20-30 times. |
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User ID: 78693096 United States 04/03/2020 01:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Masks Will Help Protect You. The virus lives within droplets. Droplets cannot get through the mask. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76543442 Here you go folks. Legit information from Dr. Peter P. Tsai, inventor of the electrostatic charging technology that makes the filter media of face masks including medical and N95. Q1: Can the masks be treated by heat? A: Yes as indicated in Figure 1, it is reported (if it is true) that COVID-19 cannot survive at 65C for 30 minutes. Therefore, it is safe to treat the masks in hot air at 70C for 30 minutes and this process can be repeated multiple times to reuse the masks without a noticeable loss of efficiency. ... In such a case, respirator N95 is recommended to protect against suspended submicron virus to stop them from penetrating through the respirator body as well as from the edge leakage. The size of a corona virus is 0.08 – 0.12 μm (or 80 -120 nanometers). However, it is always survived with a host, which is bigger than the virus per se. But the host can be a suspended submicron droplet/particulate. [link to utrf.tennessee.edu (secure)] Please pass the info on to others! Fuck off with your Celsius bullshit we use Fahrenheit here. “Phantoms fill the skies around you.” |
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User ID: 46156487 United States 04/03/2020 01:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You didn't read the study. Q2: Can the masks be treated using alcohol? A: No. Face masks cannot be sterilized using alcohol because the charges will be erased by either alcohol liquid or its vapor, as described above. And using vulgarity gratuitously is a sign of a disordered soul. Last Edited by Bondhue on 04/03/2020 01:37 AM |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78449887 United States 04/03/2020 01:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have the perfect way to do this safely. Quoting: Bondhue The temp recommended in Fahrenheit is 150 degrees. A jerky making dehydrator runs at 165 degrees and has a fan to blow the air through the mask. Make you some N95 jerky. My mask is getting sanitized as I type. Looks like I found a use for the old dehydrator. Thanks. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76720150 United States 04/03/2020 01:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Masks Will Help Protect You. The virus lives within droplets. Droplets cannot get through the mask. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76543442 Here you go folks. Legit information from Dr. Peter P. Tsai, inventor of the electrostatic charging technology that makes the filter media of face masks including medical and N95. Q1: Can the masks be treated by heat? A: Yes as indicated in Figure 1, it is reported (if it is true) that COVID-19 cannot survive at 65C for 30 minutes. Therefore, it is safe to treat the masks in hot air at 70C for 30 minutes and this process can be repeated multiple times to reuse the masks without a noticeable loss of efficiency. ... In such a case, respirator N95 is recommended to protect against suspended submicron virus to stop them from penetrating through the respirator body as well as from the edge leakage. The size of a corona virus is 0.08 – 0.12 μm (or 80 -120 nanometers). However, it is always survived with a host, which is bigger than the virus per se. But the host can be a suspended submicron droplet/particulate. [link to utrf.tennessee.edu (secure)] Please pass the info on to others! You know most people dont realize to put the mask or in it's most protective state you have to do the fit test This is how they make the people in the medical field get a good fit with these mask My redid hers last night They spray this spray which has a smell, when you can smell it then the mask is fitted properly They also wear another regular mask over this one, this way if droplets hit the mask it will bit the outside mask and not affect the N95 mask |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78690922 United States 04/03/2020 02:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just spray mine with 70% isopropyl alcohol (on the inside and outside surfaces) using a regular trigger spray bottle set to a fine mist. 30 seconds later, any coronavirus present is neutralized. Wait 5-10 minutes if you want the mask fully dry before reusing it (so the mask doesn't still have the isopropyl alcohol denaturing additive smell when breathing through it). If you have two masks that you can put on rotation that works best, because you can use the second one while the first one is drying so there's no down time at all. |
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User ID: 46156487 United States 04/03/2020 02:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just spray mine with 70% isopropyl alcohol (on the inside and outside surfaces) using a regular trigger spray bottle set to a fine mist. 30 seconds later, any coronavirus present is neutralized. Wait 5-10 minutes if you want the mask fully dry before reusing it (so the mask doesn't still have the isopropyl alcohol denaturing additive smell when breathing through it). Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78690922 If you have two masks that you can put on rotation that works best, because you can use the second one while the first one is drying so there's no down time at all. You didn't read the study. Q2: Can the masks be treated using alcohol? A: No. Face masks cannot be sterilized using alcohol because the charges will be erased by either alcohol liquid or its vapor, as described above. |