[Illotus]

Paper towels are much more sanitary. Big part of washing hands is wiping the bacteria and viruses along with water into something. Drying just gets the water, leaves everything else.

[kqr]

No. It's a nice idea, but doesn't hold up. (Gustafson, Vetter, et al. 2000)

[Illotus]

I rather trust a fairly recent review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538484/