LG’s “Puricare Wearable Air Purifier” is the Company’s New Battery-Powered Face Mask

Aug. 31, 2020

As theCoronavirus-led pandemichas made face masks a part of our daily attire now, we have seen numerous kinds ofmaskspop up in the market in recent times. We have seenmasks with LED screensandmasks that connects to a smartphone. Now, LG has jumped on the bandwagon of the face mask business by developing a new battery-powered air filtration face mask.

We have seen the Seoul-based electronic giant come up with a pair of earbuds with a self-cleaning charging case earlier. And now the company hasannounceda new air-purifying face mask, the “Puricare Wearable Air Purifier” that comes witha battery-powered filtration system that can filter out 99.97% of particulate matter from the air. It can filter particles as small a 0.3 microns in size.

A Battery-Powered Dual-Fan Face Mask

According to LG, the new “Puricare” mask will containan 820mAh battery to power the dual fans inside the mask. Moreover, with the power of this battery, the face mask will last for eight hours on low settings and two hours on high setting.

The LG “wearable air purifier” also comes withtwo H13 HEPA filterswhich are used in the company’s air purifying devices for homes. These filters are replaceable.

The mask also comes withLG’s patented Respiratory Sensorwhich“detects the cycle and volume of the wearer’s breath and adjusts the dual three-speed fans accordingly”, wrote LG in the official press release.

“The PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier is an exciting addition to our growing lineup of products designed to deliver meaningful health and hygiene benefits. At a time when consumers are seeking ways to make life safer and more convenient, it’s important that we’re able to offer solutions that add measurable value.”, says Dan Song, the President of LG Electronics Home Appliance and Air Solution.

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