A Replaceable, More Efficient Filter for N95 Masks (IMAGE)

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A Replaceable, More Efficient Filter for N95 Masks

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A replaceable nanoporous membrane, illustrated above, attached to an N95 mask filters out particles the size of SARS-CoV-2 (purple circles), allowing only clean air (blue circles) through.

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<i>ACS Nano</i> <b>2020</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03976

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