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US 2011/0030690 A1Published application
Water absorbing face mask
OwnerKavita M. Shukla, Ashok K. Shukla +1inventors
InventorsKavita M. Shukla, Ashok K. Shukla, Mukta M. Shukla
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Abstract
The present invention is a mask coated with water absorbing material for preventing or reducing the transmission of infections such as flu, viral and bacterial pathogens which can be transmitted from human to human or animal to human or human to animal through saliva, nasal fluid or inhalation.
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A face mask containing pores for breathing that also contains water absorbing coating to absorb the aqueous aerosolized media such as saliva ejected during sneezing or breathing or coughing, whereby said water absorbing coating enhances the prevention of infection.
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