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N95 respirators can be sanitised using crockpots and rice cookers, study finds – Business Insider Australia
Rice cookers and crockpots aren’t just handy kitchen tools. A study found they may also be an effective way to sanitize N95 respirators – coronavirus-fighting tools for healthcare workers that have been in short supply.
- A study found 50 minutes of dry heat in an electric cooker like a rice cooker or crockpot can effectively sanitize N95 respirators without damaging their fit or ability to filter out viruses.
- N95 respirators are crucial for medical workers, as they are the most effective type of mask for filtering out coronavirus particles.
- A shortage has meant some hospital workers have to reuse N95 respirators.
- Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Cham…
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