Johns Hopkins mechanical engineering students have developed Ebola protection suit prototypes for more comfortable hood and face mask and battery-powered system that lowers humidity, according to an article on the Hub website.
The protective suit to be manufactured by DuPont under an agreement forged last year between the company and the university.
Each product reduces the number of pieces required by current protocols, takes much less time to put on and remove, and cuts the number of potential contamination exposure points by nearly a third.
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