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Mask that changes colour when wearer has a temperature invented

 

Mask that changes colour when wearer has a temperature invented

thinkSPAIN Team 08/09/2020

Mask that changes colour when wearer has a temperature invented
A MASK which changes colour when the wearer has a fever has been created by a textile company in the inland Alicante-province town of Alcoi.

Colorprint Fashion, which specialises in printing, dyeing and finishing of fabrics used in clothing and accessories, has been working tirelessly since the pandemic reached Spain to find everyday solutions.

“With over 45 years' experience, and with the knowledge and technology needed to develop innovative, practical textile products, we knew we couldn't just sit back when this situation happened – it was time to come up with answers,” said founder and manager Rafael Torregrosa.

“All our products are proving very popular, and we hope they will make healthcare professionals' jobs easier, help detect possible cases of the virus, and contribute to halting its spread.”

The reusable masks come in several colours and can be washed and disinfected without their properties being affected, and boast a bacterial filtering efficiency of 98%.

And they turn white if the person wearing them has a body temperature of 37.5ºC or more.

Hygiene masks – not surgical masks – produced by Colorprint Fashion are AITEX-approved, or certified as effective in Covid-19 prevention, and as suitable for reuse after washing, by the Technological Textile Institute.

Using the same fabric, Colorprint Fashion has also created wristbands.

“It's a comfortable system that allows you to monitor your body temperature, constantly and in real time, and can be highly practical with, for example, children returning to school,” says Torregrosa.

Another temperature-detecting accessory Colorprint Fashion has managed to create is a sticker, or adhesive patch worn on the skin, which allows everyone around the wearer to see instantly whether he or she has a temperature.

In public places with a high crowd density, or in hospitals and GP surgeries, for example, they can alert other people to a potential risk – so they know to keep their distance – or, in theory, save a lot of time for nurses: Instead of going round each and every patient with a contactless thermometer, they only need to look at a person to see what their temperature is.

 

Photograph by Colorprint Fashion

 

 

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