Vietnam-based company invents nano bio-technology medical mask
(VOVWORLD) - Wakamono, a Ho Chi Minh City-based company that specialises in producing nano biotech materials, has invented a medical mask that is capable of killing more than 99 percent of both gram-negative and -positive bacteria, and enveloped and non-enveloped virus.
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The mask has been approved by the European CE and allowed to be labelled on boxes. The company has also registered it in the US.
The mask has already been sold in Italy, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, and the UAE besides Vietnam through official distributors and is expected to soon enter the EU market.
According to Fortune business insights, the global market for medical clothing was worth more 63 billion USD in 2019 and is forecast to reach close to 100 billion USD by 2027.