OOYOO Co., Ltd., a venture from Kyoto University, and Professor Tomoaki Okuda of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Keio University collaborate with Indonesian NGO organization Kopernik to develop materials available in Indonesia, where mask shortages continue, and produce and supply masks. I built a system.
According to Keio University, melt-blown non-woven fabric is used as a filter material for high-performance masks, but it is difficult to obtain in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, and there is a continuing shortage of masks for medical professionals.
Therefore, Professor Okuda and his colleagues developed a filter material with particle collection performance almost equivalent to that of meltblown non-woven fabric using materials available in Indonesia, and provided it to Kopernik.Mass production of masks using this new material has begun at a factory in Indonesia, and it is expected that a mask supply system will be established soon.
The new material is still under development, but at the moment it is able to collect 0.5% of particles larger than 90 micrometer.Professor Okuda and his colleagues will continue to pursue research and development to improve the collection rate, and by the end of 2020, we would like to develop a filter material with performance equal to or better than that of a high-performance non-woven mask sold in Japan and provide it to Indonesia. It's an idea.
