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The face mask was aimed to address a few issues to combat novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The common face mask that is available in the market currently acts as a filter to stop the entry of microbes to oral and nasal airways but does not have any effect on the microbe stuck to the mask surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This disadvantage of masks could be dangerous for medical and paramedical staff due to the presence of higher viral or bacterial load on their outer surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This newly designed face mask can annihilate pathogenic microorganisms that are stuck to its outer surface. It will also limit the spread of secondary infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new face mask is stacked by different layers of nanometal conjugated with a protonated amine matrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anti-microbial face mask has 5 layers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The first layer of the mask can degrade any type of Ribonucleic acid (RNA)<\/li><li>The second layer is anti-microbial<\/li><li>The third one is for air filtration<\/li><li>The fourth and fifth layers are comfortable layers, which will remain close to the nose and mouth.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Copper and silver are de-transition elements that can degrade coronavirus and all the other members of the SARS virus. The mask is made with a combination of copper, copper oxides, silver, and activated charged silver, which can help degrade RNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mask has a hydrophobic surface on the outer layer to deflect water droplets containing the viruses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU) scientists have developed an anti-microbial five-layered face mask. The face mask was aimed to address a few issues to combat novel coronavirus. 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