After about a year living together with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, a French company is marketing a new protective mask. It is a virucidal mask capable of neutralizing and eliminating viruses and bacteria coming into contact with it, with an unprecedented rate of effectiveness.
On December 3, 2020, Prime Minister Jean Castex promised one million people vaccinated from January 2021 and then 14 million from the following month. However, wearing a mask should remain a safe bet for many more months. Currently, most people wear surgical or cloth masks. The objective is obviously to reduce the transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus . However, the effectiveness of these masks is quite limited.
Based on this observation, the French company DR Technologie has just unveiled a mask capable of eliminating viruses at 99.9% after contact . In addition, this mask incorporates a technology patented by the Swiss Livinguard. DR Technology also indicates that the mask has undergone tests demonstrating consistent effectiveness – over 210 days – greater than 95%.
“With proven safety and manufacturing without any hazardous products, components or substances that are toxic and harmful to health, Livinguard Technology will provide you with optimal protection”, ensures DR Technology.
Three layers make up the mask in question. The first (inspired air side) kills microbes coming into contact and the second (intermediate), acts as a filter to protect the person from other particles and dust. Finally, the last layer (exhaled air side) positively charged with ions kills outgoing pathogens if the wearer is already infected himself.
More environmentally friendly than most other masks, this one requires fewer washes because the natural destruction of bacteria makes it self-cleaning. In fact, cleaning this mask requires nothing more than a simple rinse with cold water. This avoids questions related to the washing of reusable masks. We should also mention the fact that the latter was made of a comfortable fabric, guaranteeing good breathability.
DR Technology also speaks of an absence of contamination to the touch. Indeed, the risk is present when we readjust the mask with our hands sometimes carrying the virus. To accompany this mask, the company also offers virucidal gloves using the same technology. The goal? Ensure optimal limitation of manual contamination.
