Current Events > Mexican researchers say they created facemask that neutralizes COVID-19

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--Zero- 08/29/21 11:40:24 PM #1:	MEXICO CITY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have created a facemask using silver and copper nanolayers that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the university's official gazette said on Thursday. UNAM is calling the triple-layered antimicrobial facemask SakCu; Sak means silver in Mayan and Cu is the chemical symbol for copper. To test the mask, researchers took drops with the virus from COVID-19-positive patients at the Hospital Juarez in Mexico and placed them on the silver-copper film deposited in polypropylene. UNAM said that if the viral concentration was high, the virus disappeared by more than 80% in about eight hours and if the viral load was low, in two hours none of the virus RNA was detected. "Upon contact with the silver-copper nanolayer, the SARS-CoV-2 membrane breaks and its RNA is damaged," the gazette said. "Thus, even if SakCu is disposed of improperly, it will not be a problem as it does not remain contaminated, like many of the masks that are thrown away." The facemask is reusable and can be washed up to 10 times without losing its biocide properties. UNAM is not mass-producing the facemask and said that it currently has the capacity to produce 200 of them per day. The research was led by UNAM's Materials Research Institute. It has not been peer reviewed. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/mexican-researchers-say-they-created-facemask-that-neutralizes-covid-19-2021-08-27/ --- SIGNATURE <cite>--Zero- posted [p:957565111] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>MEXICO CITY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have created a facemask using silver and copper nanolayers that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the university's official gazette said on Thursday. UNAM is calling the triple-layered antimicrobial facemask SakCu; Sak means silver in Mayan and Cu is the chemical symbol for copper. To test the mask, researchers took drops with the virus from COVID-19-positive patients at the Hospital Juarez in Mexico and placed them on the silver-copper film deposited in polypropylene. UNAM said that if the viral concentration was high, the virus disappeared by more than 80% in about eight hours and if the viral load was low, in two hours none of the virus RNA was detected. "Upon contact with the silver-copper nanolayer, the SARS-CoV-2 membrane breaks and its RNA is damaged," the gazette said. "Thus, even if SakCu is disposed of improperly, it will not be a problem as it does not remain contaminated, like many of the masks that are thrown away." The facemask is reusable and can be washed up to 10 times without losing its biocide properties. UNAM is not mass-producing the facemask and said that it currently has the capacity to produce 200 of them per day. The research was led by UNAM's Materials Research Institute. It has not been peer reviewed. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/mexican-researchers-say-they-created-facemask-that-neutralizes-covid-19-2021-08-27/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 08/29/21 11:42:14 PM #2:	Could be a game changer if it actually works --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:957565158] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Could be a game changer if it actually works </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 08/29/21 11:43:27 PM #3:	https://youtu.be/m9zF8YgT_cs --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:957565193] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/m9zF8YgT_cs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaZooo 08/29/21 11:44:09 PM #4:	Someone's gonna squeeze them for the rights or strike a deal to mass produce them if it surely works. --- Competing every night, both ends, shoot inside/outside, fast break, transition, Monta Ellis have it all <cite>KaZooo posted [p:957565207] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Someone's gonna squeeze them for the rights or strike a deal to mass produce them if it surely works. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zaltera 08/29/21 11:44:32 PM #5:	Worse than the Israeli one from last year, the US one from last year, the Canadian one from well over a year ago, and so on. --- Why is it that he can hit a 3rd baseman on a frozen rope from 300 feet away, but he can't hit a 12 foot tall catcher from 60 feet 6 inches away? -Awesomeo_4000 <cite>Zaltera posted [p:957565220] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Worse than the Israeli one from last year, the US one from last year, the Canadian one from well over a year ago, and so on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
--Zero- 08/29/21 11:49:51 PM #6:	Zaltera posted... Worse than the Israeli one from last year, the US one from last year, the Canadian one from well over a year ago, and so on. Context? --- SIGNATURE <cite>--Zero- posted [p:957565370] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Zaltera posted... </cite> <quote>Worse than the Israeli one from last year, the US one from last year, the Canadian one from well over a year ago, and so on.</quote> Context? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tremain07 08/29/21 11:53:37 PM #7:	we'll know it works when Bill gates, Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk forces them to seal the rights and they start making bank --- A worthless existence <cite>tremain07 posted [p:957565462] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>we'll know it works when Bill gates, Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk forces them to seal the rights and they start making bank </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 08/29/21 11:54:08 PM #8:	Anti-vaxxers will wear it in approximately 10-20 years. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:957565477] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Anti-vaxxers will wear it in approximately 10-20 years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bleuets 08/30/21 12:05:36 AM #9:	What about the particles that get into your eyes? Hows the mask gonna prevent that? <cite>Bleuets posted [p:957565746] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>What about the particles that get into your eyes? Hows the mask gonna prevent that? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 08/30/21 12:07:41 AM #10:	Bleuets posted... What about the particles that get into your eyes? Hows the mask gonna prevent that? simple, put silver and copper in your eyes --- I wanted to change, with every breath <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:957565802] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Bleuets posted... </cite> <quote>What about the particles that get into your eyes? Hows the mask gonna prevent that?</quote>simple, put silver and copper in your eyes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zaltera 08/30/21 12:15:56 AM #11:	--Zero- posted... Context? This may or may not work. No reason it shouldn't. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/coronavirus-face-mask-alberta-scientists_ca_5e3c1544c5b6bb0ffc0c2ecd And then this happened back in July of 2020: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-tests-show-canadian-made-mask-deactivates-99-sars-cov-2-virus Pretty much what the team from your article did. And then there was a mask made in California from cotton that was destroying the virus within an hour and a mask made in Israel similar to this one from Mexico that withstood more than 50 wash cycles late last year. There are probably others that have also been made. I haven't been looking for news on the subject. --- Why is it that he can hit a 3rd baseman on a frozen rope from 300 feet away, but he can't hit a 12 foot tall catcher from 60 feet 6 inches away? -Awesomeo_4000 <cite>Zaltera posted [p:957566036] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>--Zero- posted... </cite> <quote>Context?</quote> This may or may not work. No reason it shouldn't. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/coronavirus-face-mask-alberta-scientists_ca_5e3c1544c5b6bb0ffc0c2ecd And then this happened back in July of 2020: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-tests-show-canadian-made-mask-deactivates-99-sars-cov-2-virus Pretty much what the team from your article did. And then there was a mask made in California from cotton that was destroying the virus within an hour and a mask made in Israel similar to this one from Mexico that withstood more than 50 wash cycles late last year. There are probably others that have also been made. I haven't been looking for news on the subject. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 08/30/21 12:27:15 AM #12:	Could be bs, could be real tho. My cousin works for a biotech company in Mexico City and they created some sort of sanitizing bath (think like a metal detector that sanitizes you as you walk through it) and they couldn't sell it in America here no matter how hard they tried. I 100% get why tho, not the greatest idea lol --- https://imgur.com/x04tPRZ https://imgur.com/t7T392I <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:957566301] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Could be bs, could be real tho. My cousin works for a biotech company in Mexico City and they created some sort of sanitizing bath (think like a metal detector that sanitizes you as you walk through it) and they couldn't sell it in America here no matter how hard they tried. I 100% get why tho, not the greatest idea lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JTilly 08/30/21 12:28:02 AM #13:	okay mexico <cite>JTilly posted [p:957566320] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>okay mexico </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 08/30/21 12:33:25 AM #14:	Could work: copper is known to have antimicrobial properties. And silver appears to as well. --- She/her <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:957566443] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Could work: copper is known to have antimicrobial properties. And silver appears to as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
--Zero- 08/30/21 12:46:52 AM #15:	Zaltera posted... This may or may not work. No reason it shouldn't. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/coronavirus-face-mask-alberta-scientists_ca_5e3c1544c5b6bb0ffc0c2ecd And then this happened back in July of 2020: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-tests-show-canadian-made-mask-deactivates-99-sars-cov-2-virus Pretty much what the team from your article did. And then there was a mask made in California from cotton that was destroying the virus within an hour and a mask made in Israel similar to this one from Mexico that withstood more than 50 wash cycles late last year. There are probably others that have also been made. I haven't been looking for news on the subject. Interesting. Thanks for taking the time to contribute. --- SIGNATURE <cite>--Zero- posted [p:957566747] in Mexican re... [t:79637818]...</cite> <quote>Zaltera posted... </cite> <quote>This may or may not work. No reason it shouldn't. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/coronavirus-face-mask-alberta-scientists_ca_5e3c1544c5b6bb0ffc0c2ecd And then this happened back in July of 2020: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-tests-show-canadian-made-mask-deactivates-99-sars-cov-2-virus Pretty much what the team from your article did. And then there was a mask made in California from cotton that was destroying the virus within an hour and a mask made in Israel similar to this one from Mexico that withstood more than 50 wash cycles late last year. There are probably others that have also been made. I haven't been looking for news on the subject.</quote> Interesting. Thanks for taking the time to contribute. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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