STICKY COVID-19 MASK
The Sticky Covid-19 Mask provides a new concept in virus protection. The Sticky Covid-19 Mask captures the virus and other pathogens on multiple sticky surfaces.
Use a conventional cloth type mask over a Sticky Covid-19 Mask to capture dust and large particles, and to extend the life of the Sticky Mask.
The Sticky Mask includes a mouthpiece to positively engage the person and eliminate leaks around the perimeter of the mask as frequently happens on conventional masks.
Conventional masks mechanically capture viruses with holes in the masks which are three times in diameter of the Covid-19 virus. When a virus makes it through one of these holes, nothing else to stops it.
The Sticky Covid-19 Mask captures the virus and other pathogens on multiple sticky surfaces. The incoming air makes as many as 200 turns past sticky layers for the capture of the viruses. The layers shown are alternately rotated 90 degrees. The alternate layers at the same angle are offset to force a circuitous flow path to mix the air and exposes the virus to many surfaces.
The many layers shown are 3D printed, die cut, or can simply be small spheres poured into the mask. The many layers shown in the graphic is 4 layers to make it visual. There will actually be 200 of these layers on each side of the mask so the pattern repeats 50 times.
This invention available for licensing. Not a current product. Patent Pending.
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The twisting air path generated by the many layers mixes the incoming air and so exposes the virus to many surfaces. The two arrows show it mixing in 2 planes in this type construction. Spherical sticky surfaces randomly mix the air and consequently achieve the same result.
The tiny captured virus (at the end of the red arrow) shows the scale of the virus and the sticky media. Whereas the hole in the conventional mask is 3 times the diameter of a Covid-19 mask, the gaps in the Sticky Mask are even larger. This is due to manufacturing limitations. The Sticky Mask would only mechanically capture a virus at the crack between layers, therefore the primary capture mode is simply the virus sticking to the surfaces.
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