Researchers begin the decontamination process by placing a towel in the pot to cover the bottom as direct contact with the heating element will damage the mask due to high heat it produces. — Screengrab from YouTube
Dry heat generated from electric cookers, such as rice cookers or pressure cookers, can be used to sanitise N95 masks, according to a study by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
This could allow the in-demand respirators, originally meant to be single-use items, to be safely reused, researchers posited.
