SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With the fourth wave of the coronavirus sweeping across the country, more consumers are visiting convenience stores to buy protective masks with stronger filtration despite the summer heat. E-Mart24 Inc. reported that sales of KF80 and KF94 protective masks comprised 66.2 percent of all mask sales between July 12 [...]
DAEJEON, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean scientists have developed eco-friendly filters for protective masks that are 100 percent biodegradable. The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology announced Monday that it had developed a fully biodegradable mask filter that uses polybutylene succinate (PBS), an aliphatic polyester. The institute said that the [...]
DAEJEON, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A local social enterprise is gaining attention after making and distributing specially designed protective masks for teachers at schools for hearing-impaired students, to ensure their right to education amid the coronavirus outbreak. Persons with hearing disabilities have to look at the mouth to clearly understand what the other person [...]