Chattanooga-based eSpin Technologies, which uses nanofibers to make high-performance filters and other products, is now trying to put a dent into the nationwide shortage of surgical face masks.
The company has redeployed some operations and it’s producing from 1,000 to 1,500 of the disposable masks a day, said Neema Doshi, co-founder of the company located at Enterprise South industrial park.
“Today, as we brace to face COVID-19, the technologies developed at eSpin can make a difference,” said Doshi, adding that the company of about 20 people is working two shifts to meet production using its microscopic fibers which are smaller than a human hair.
She said eSpin initially began selling the masks to physician groups and cancer hospitals.
“Health care workers need it the most,” Doshi said. “Our focus is on the health care workers.”