Can non-sterile medical masks be used
Yes.
General medical masks are generally divided into medical masks, medical surgical masks, medical protective masks, these three masks have a good microbiological indicators required, and medical masks indicators are divided into non-sterile masks and sterilized masks, the general packaging will be marked, non-sterile medical masks are allowed to have a certain amount of bacteria, but it must be in the controllable range of the masks; and sterilized masks are not allowed to have the presence of bacteria .
But both non-sterile medical masks, or sterilized medical masks have a protective function, can block droplets, to prevent the purpose of cross-infection, just sterilized effect will be better and better, it can be seen that non-sterile medical masks can also be used.
The mask is sterile or non-sterile
Sterile.
While it is said that non-sterile medical masks, or sterilized medical masks have a protective function, can block droplets, to prevent the purpose of cross-infection, but there is still a difference between the two, sterilized masks and non-sterile masks, the biggest difference is that the last sterilization link, and secondly is that sterilized masks are sterilized by ethylene oxide, after the production of the 3-14 days of the paring period, in order to be on the market! Sales, mainly used in ICU, operating rooms and other medical places; and non-sterile masks can only be used in the ordinary medical environment or ordinary life in the environment.
This shows that sterilized masks are better and more functional than non-sterilized masks.
Do you have to buy sterilized masks
Not necessarily.
Although the sterilization mask can be in addition to dust, but also can protect bacteria, viruses, to prevent cross-infection, such as droplets; but not that all environments need to use sterilization masks, generally only in the need for strict microbiological control of the environment need to be used, such as the ICU, operating room, and other medical places.
Like the general living places and medical places, there is no need to use sterilization masks, because the mask resources are also limited, abuse, misuse can easily lead to waste, and the environment is not friendly.
What is the meaning of physical sterilization of masks
Physical sterilization of masks in fact refers to the sterilization of masks, and the way of sterilization is to use physical sterilization, the use of physical thermostatic sterilization sterilization method, the sterilization of the items placed in a sterilization cabinet set at 72 ℃, the role of time 1.5 hours or so; for the Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, hemolytic streptococcus to eliminate, three-way Testing data sterilization rate of 99.99%.