SteriLabs partners with The Hoare lab at McMaster University to develop a process for the reprocessing of N95 respirators to address severe shortages

March 30, 2020

The Hoare lab works at the interface of polymer science, physical chemistry, and biology, aiming to design novel materials with “smart” properties precisely tuned to the environment and application in which the material is to be used. While most of their target applications lie within biomedical engineering (drug delivery, cell encapsulation, biomedical devices, biosensors, and tissue engineering), they also apply their engineered hydrogels in food, nutraceutical, agricultural, and environmental applications.

With SteriLabs expertise in designing and validating effective reprocessing procedures for medical products, the team is confident a novel reprocessing process for N95 respirators will be developed to provide our frontline workers with the protection they need.