Easy2reUse

About the Easy2reUse project

Easy2reUse project will develop an intelligent reusable mask for healthcare professionals, critical workers and citizens. The mask will be sustainable, easy-to-breathe, easy-to-clean and comfortable-to-wear long working hours, having the low lifetime costs and meeting the universal fit and standard requirements. User experiences of the mask during the project will be closely studied with healthcare workers in Finland and Spain.

Easy2reUse project includes total of 11 organizations from 6 different countries: LUT University, LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), The National Emergency of Supply Agency (NESA) and HUS University Hospital from Finland, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO) and Independent Heath Consultancy BCNHealth from Spain, Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain) from Belgium, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) from Estonia, Tomas Bata University in Zlín from Czech Republic and Kaunas University of Technology from Lithuanian. 

The project's research and development work focuses on the design of the mask, the electronic components attached to it, the mask's development into industrial production, and its cleanliness and maintenance particularly in hospitals. In addition, the preparedness plan will be developed for the different pandemic situations. The manufacturing process is designed to ensure that production takes place in Europe. Market readiness and cost-effectiveness of the mask developed are also evaluated.

Mission, Vision and Values

Mission: To develop next-generation reusable facemask system that supports safety and wellbeing and reduces the environmental impact.

Vision: A future where the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is safe for the users and environment and the respiratory protection feels effortless, meeting the high air quality standards.

Values: Health. Safety. Innovation. Sustainability.

Goals of Easy2reUse

Following approaches will be pursued in the project:

• Developing mask prototypes of different sizes and designs to be tested by healthcare and other essential workers and testing the mask’s mechanical strength, cleaning resistance, fit, innocuousness of materials, filtration efficacy and breathing resistance.
• Producing the best prototypes to be tested by different essential test groups.
• Developing and testing the best possible cleaning methods for materials chosen in hospital environment as in single use.
• Considering the sustainability of materials and cleaning methods used.
• Get the reusable mask tested for accreditation and eventually get certified.
• Build a readiness plan suitable for the EU countries.
• Determining detailed material, personnel and productions costs and resale price.
• The reusable mask should be finally produced as mass production ready to be stockpiled and used by healthcare workers in hospitals, other critical workers and citizens.

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