Researchers at Mullingar’s Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) have developed a new reusable face mask that can be used in high risk environments such as ICU units and factories, in partnership with a new company p-mask and Tyndall Institute. Recent cluster outbreaks of Covid-19 in meat factories and mushroom plants in Ireland have generated increased interest in the innovative mask for the high levels of protection it offers.
Working alongside researchers at Cork’s Tyndall Institute and entrepreneur Dave Manning, the team re-imagined and adapted a mask initially designed for scuba divers for use in workplaces where social distancing is not possible.
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