MASKS 3 (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, inoculated pieces of standard surgical masks with droplets containing active viruses to determine the best method to decontaminate masks with dry heat. Credit Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Usage Restrictions NONE License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.