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<\/div><\/div>Sonst enden die Helfer selber als Patienten.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n With the winter, viruses are back, some people are wearing masks again, sometimes they are mandatory, and those who are exposed professionally are even dependent on them. And we all ask ourselves: does this really protect us? Many have been infected despite wearing a mask, especially in hospitals and care settings. But also: couldn’t it be a little more comfortable so that you can breathe more easily?<\/p>\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\nThese questions have not been conclusively answered with the test methods used to date (see section “State of research”). <\/p>\n\n
In our S2 laboratory<\/a>, we at the BioMed Center conduct research into viruses, bacteria and fungi and methods and materials for rendering them harmless to humans. Numerous innovative approaches and sustainable products have been successfully tested during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n
Typical for BioMed Center Innovation, we have developed numerous new approaches, such as the investigation of protective gels with virus antibodies and the spray mist assay with real coronaviruses (but HCoV229E<\/a>, a rather harmless species).<\/p>\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\nTogether with the company Tool Partner<\/a> and the Institute of Materials and Processes at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences<\/a>, a method was developed to finally test the permeability of mask materials with real coronaviruses. This is unique worldwide:<\/em><\/strong> Until now, masks are tested with particles, droplets and in the best case with bacteriophages<\/a> – we believe that this is not an adequate substitute for human pathogenic viruses.<\/p>\n\n
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