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Newnan company develops new type of N95 mask
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A local material science company, ThermoPore Materials, has developed a design for a new type of N95 respirator in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured from left are Tomas Nedbal, Ken Milam and Whit Costley.
BY LAUREL HUSTER laurel@newnan.com
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local material science company, ThermoPore Materials, has developed a design for a new type of N95 respirator in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ThermoPore has been in
Newnan for about 13 years, according to President Ken Milam, who started the company out of his garage. Milam said ThermoPore produces a microporous plastic material, which is used in different applications that need a porous plastic. He said porous plastics are used in marker tips, so the ink
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can flow through the tip when it touches paper. Milam said plugin air fresheners sometimes use a porous plastic wick, so the liquid can evaporate. Porous plastics also have scientific applications, and are used as a filter in pipette tips. “It’s a great job if you have a little bit of ADD,” Milam said. “You
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can jump from consumer to medical to industrial.” Although the applications and shapes are different, Milam said the material is always made the same way. He said they fuse plastic particles to one another, which looks like BB’s that have been MASKS . 2
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