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Re:Stanford researchers confirm N95 masks can be sterilized ... by 60654 on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @01:32AM (#22682207)
More recently: a 2017 mask decontamination study from Taiwan that compared a number of commonly-available solutions, using several mask types including N95:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5638397/

Surprisingly, the method that worked best was...

> "Place the test masks in a traditional electric rice cooker using dry heat for 3 minutes (149~164°C, without adding water)."

Apparently dry heat was much better at preserving the structural integrity of the different masks, compared to chemicals or steam.

Re:Stanford researchers confirm N95 masks can be sterilized ... by j88439h84 on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @02:35AM (#22682457)
> traditional electric rice cooker
Re:Stanford researchers confirm N95 masks can be sterilized ... by MikeAmelung on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @03:02AM (#22682555)
Re:Stanford researchers confirm N95 masks can be sterilized ... by lozenge on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @10:48AM (#22685027)
Probably meaning one without a microcomputer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSTNhvDGbYI