Message from @Karnivore
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the good thing is that the virus will mostly be adhering on the surface of spittle, when sneezed out
so, your n95 mask will catch that spittle and filter it
but until you sterilize that mask by baking it at very low temp of 160 for 30 minutes, it's still got that virus clinging to the outside of the mask
I sure hope so, cause that's best I can get right now
if you set it down on your countertop or touch it, then you have just transferred the virus to yourself
So I should have a tray ready near my oven when I come in
Using a UV-C light would also work, but I'm not sure how long it would take for the UV to destroy the virus. (Don't use UV-A or UV-B, because they will blind you, damage your skin, and destroy the item that you are trying to sterilize)
@Amaria how old are you?And do you have any underlying problems?
precisely. I figured that I would just toss mine on a cookie sheet or a baking pan
Also, my other fear is, I must travel I am 53 years old, I have COPD. Ashma, I've been exposed to TB before ..had a few lesions on right lung from that, I previously had pneumonia 2 years ago. So yeah I have some medical issues
Hi use this on facemasks.
https://youtu.be/BvTkefJHfC0
Oops my fear is I must travel by cab a few times per month
@Karnivore I was thinking of getting one of those lights , but I dont know much about it.. thanks for letting me know
@Amaria The UV-C light won't necessarily be easy to find right now, and certainly not cheap.
@Hennessy by applying that to your mask, you probably turned it from a 0.3 micron filter to a 1.3 micron filter.
the superhydrophobic coating will most likely allow the virus to pass even faster through the mask, into your nose
I was just looking at that repellant, pretty cool but yeah I'd be worried it would change the mask itself
But it's good to use it on everyday items like keys and car keys?
Coins, paper money
no idea
Credit cards
I have an ozone generator wonder if that would kill viruses
Purse
@Deleted User I'm not sure
I'll have to look it up, it has an air pump in it and it's designed to Bubble through water to purify it
Or at least kill bacteria in it
ozone is pretty good at doing that
I used them in the past on my reef aquariums, to wipe out unwanted pests
I'm pretty sure ozone will kill viruses, too
but you've have to research how it would apply to a coronavirus
the molecule is 3 oxygen atoms
Yes it's very reactive
and since oxygen always wants to go to a more stable configuration, that third oxygen always wants to jump away
my guess would be that it would be better to sterilize your mask than not
but it would also break down rubber and the likes
Yeah I was going to do the 160° thing
same here
I also still have at least one small ozonizer (ozone maker) around here
you can get them at aquarium shops
they look like air pumps