In Japan, scientists from Kyoto Prefectural University have reportedly succeeded in developing an astonishing anti-Covid mask.
Its particularity would be to shine under ultraviolet rays when it is in contact with the virus, reports the
Kyodo News
agency
in an article relayed by
Futurism
.
Japanese scientists develop glowing #masks to detect #coronavirushttps: //t.co/fBerBIhpdS
- Kyodo News |
Japan (@kyodo_english) December 8, 2021
A mask that reacts to UV light
To develop this product, scientists looked at ostrich eggs.
This animal would indeed be able to produce antibodies to fight against Covid-19.
They therefore extracted these antibodies to create a fluorescent dye to spray on a special filter fitted to the mask.
Concretely, when the mask has been in contact with the virus, the contaminated areas of the filter then start to shine under UV light.
"An easy test kit that anyone can use"
“We can mass produce antibodies from ostriches at low cost.
In the future, I want to make it an easy test kit that anyone can use, ”said Yasuhiro Tsukamoto, president of the university and head of research.
The latter also discovered that he had been infected with the coronavirus while testing this product.
This mask has been tested on 32 people infected with Covid-19.
It must now be tested on a wider audience, before being eventually marketed in the year 2022.
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