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reddog on Feb 27, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disrupt...

What if you microwaved it? To be clear, I don't have any idea if this works or not, I'm just asking. And of course it couldn't have any metal parts.

thatcat on Feb 27, 2020 [–]

That works for sponges but it breaks the material down pretty fast. You could possibly use ozone to sterilize the masks if you sealed a container and let it sit at a proper concentration for the correct time period.

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