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To: w0z who wrote (8660)	3/25/2020 12:23:59 PM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26513

That is good to know. I think you were the one who mentioned heating N95 masks to sterilize them. I just tried that (160 deg for 35 mins) on a used one in my oven and it appears none of the non-fabric materials were damaged. The published recommendation was 30-60 minutes at 160 but I wanted to see if any materials were melting at 35 minutes. My suggestion was to sterilize in natural sunlight if possible. When I was discussing ideas with my MD friend who was wearing a hand made mask, I suggested spraying with Lysol. Someone else said the Lysol breaks down the chemical protection in surgical masks. I would check with the MMM website for the N95s as I've read they have a section on how clean them to reuse them.