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Medline Promotes Antiviral, Antimicrobial Face Mask as Protection Against Flu

Medline has introduced the first FDA-cleared antiviral, antimicrobial face mask, which has been show to kill or inactivate 99.99 percent of laboratory-tested flu viruses, according to the company.

By: Staff

Friday, January 11th, 2013

Medline’s BioMask works using a combination of citric acid, zinc and copper.

In October 2012, the mask was awarded one of ten 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards.

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