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Copper Fresh launches self-cleaning, pink smart mask

Copper Fresh is making waves in the mask world after creating one of Africa’s first masks capable of self-sanitising and killing the SARS-Cov-2 virus just a few minutes after it touches your mask.

Trio founders David Ash, Dean Lazarus and Roy Miller are no newbies to innovation, all serial entrepreneurs, who’ve started other successful businesses locally and abroad. Their latest (and most timely) product launch is an innovative solution to curb the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus and save lives by encouraging people to wear pink, copper face masks.

The business venture started with the foresight of the founders realising that the pandemic and other virus concerns were going to be something we continue to face for the future. The mask is ideal for further use in medical fields, for our nurses and other frontline workers, and for all individuals who feel they need added protection, aside from what is mandatory.

“What we realised was in the medical PPE space there is little to no new technology. The stuff they are using today is the same stuff they have been using for the past few decades. Nothing has changed. In addition, the environmental angle of short-lifespan, disposable masks going to landfills, provided further impetus for the venture of a self-cleaning smart mask. We started making phone calls to people who are looking at coming up with tomorrow’s technology, making it today. Most of our phone calls were late into the night talking to mask-making factories and experts. One thing kept popping up…copper,” says co-founder David Ash.

The trio finally found the technology they were looking for offshore. Copper Fresh has since secured the rights to manufacture this unique technology for Africa: currently 30 patents and scientific studies exist worldwide. There’re also 15 years of research covering the origins of the technology, where paramedics were using copper oxide-infused fabric to dress wounds at accident scenes.

When asked about their vision, the answer is simple and unanimous: “Our vision is to see every healthcare professional in Africa being protected with a Copper Fresh face mask.”

Currently, this patented fabric is shipped into their Johannesburg warehouse where a local team is busy around the clock manufacturing the masks. They are recommended for individuals, households, and companies, and are encouraged for all frontline workers and anyone working in public spaces.

Issued by Copper Fresh

 

 

 

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