I was given a box containing six N95 masks a couple of days ago for the wife and I for which I'm very thankful.
My gut feeling is that I think we're in this for the long haul so I got to wondering how many times our six N95's can safely be reused so I did a minimal amount of Googleing on the subject.
One site suggested heating them in a 150º oven for 30 minutes and then storing them in a brown paper sack and another site suggests misting them inside and out (not soaking) with hydrogen peroxide and again storing them in a brown paper sack......both sites say to wear rubber / latex gloves and do not touch the inside of the mask.
Because of the shortage of N95's apparently the FDA and or CDC has approved using the "Battelle CCDS Decontamination System" (Google it) which involves hydrogen peroxide vapor for 'X' period but doesn't explain how to do the process in home, if in fact it can even be done at home.
For those onboard that have some knowledge or are in the medical field, given the current shortage how are N95's currently safely being reused ?
My gut feeling is that I think we're in this for the long haul so I got to wondering how many times our six N95's can safely be reused so I did a minimal amount of Googleing on the subject.
One site suggested heating them in a 150º oven for 30 minutes and then storing them in a brown paper sack and another site suggests misting them inside and out (not soaking) with hydrogen peroxide and again storing them in a brown paper sack......both sites say to wear rubber / latex gloves and do not touch the inside of the mask.
Because of the shortage of N95's apparently the FDA and or CDC has approved using the "Battelle CCDS Decontamination System" (Google it) which involves hydrogen peroxide vapor for 'X' period but doesn't explain how to do the process in home, if in fact it can even be done at home.
For those onboard that have some knowledge or are in the medical field, given the current shortage how are N95's currently safely being reused ?