DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DECREASING HUMAN PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION

摘要

A FACIAL MASK (18) FOR USE IN DECREASING THE TRANSMISSION OF ONE OR MORE THAN ONE HUMAN PATHOGEN TO AND FROM A HUMAN WEARER OF THE FACIAL MASK (18), THE FACIAL MASK (18) COMPRISING A FACEPIECE (20); WHERE THE FACEPIECE (20) COMPRISES THREE OR MORE THAN THREE LAYERS; WHERE ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OF THE THREE OR MORE THAN THREE LAYERS COMPRISES A FABRIC (10) COMPRISING ONE OR MORE THAN ONE BINDING SUBSTANCE (12) COMPRISING ONE OR MORE THAN ONE HUMAN PATHOGEN BINDING GROUP FOR CHEMICALLY ATTACHING THE HUMAN PATHOGEN TO THE BINDING SUBSTANCE (12); WHERE THE FABRIC (10) FURTHER COMPRISES ONE OR MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF MULTIVALENT METALLIC ION OR METALLIC SALT; AND WHERE ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OF THE THREE OR MORE THAN THREE LAYERS COMPRISES A HEAT-MOLDABLE FABRIC (16).