Some doctors in Britain will be able to wear specialised masks with a nanocopper layer that kills the coronavirus by the end of the year. To get more news about famous KN95 mask wholesale, you can visit tnkme.com official website.
Face masks are worn to stop coronavirus, and other pathogens, from spreading from one person to another by capturing infectious saliva droplets.
But while the standard three-layer surgical masks are effective at this, the virus can survive on its surface if not disinfected or disposed of correctly.A scientist at Nottingham Trent University designed the mask and his company, a university spin-off called Pharm2Farm, is now manufacturing them.
Dr Gareth Cave, a nanotecnology expert, says the first masks will be produced later this month before being commercially available in December.
As well as being Type IIR certified – the gold standard for masks ensuring they filter out 99.98 per cent of particles – the material kills 90 per cent of coronavirus particles in less than an hour. Copper has long been heralded for its anti-viral properties, with experts calling for it to be used on shopping trolleys and door knobs to halt transmission.
Dr Felicity de Cogan of the University of Birmingham said in June that copper has shown promise when it comes to killing the virus, meaning that people who touch these surfaces are unlikely to pick it up on their hands.
She says studies have found that even non-engineered metal is 99 per cent effective at killing the virus after 2-6 hours.
It is well known that copper has inherent antimicrobial properties, but Dr de Cogan said the time-frame that it does this in is insufficient at preventing the spread of coronavirus in the community.
