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Decontamination Assessment of Nanofiber-based N95 Masks [PDF]

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021
Abstract As the world battles with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, it also prepares for future global pandemics that threaten our health, economy, and survivor. During the outbreak, it became evident that use of personal protective equipment (PPE), specially face masks, can significantly slow the otherwise uncontrolled spread of the ...
Faridi-Majidi, Raheleh, Norouz, Faezeh, Boroumand, Safieh, Nasrollah Tabatabaei, Seyed, Faridi-Majidi, Reza   +4 more
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Disinfection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from N95 respirators with ozone: a pilot study

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2021
Introduction Personal protective equipment shortages require the reuse of N95 respirators. We sought the necessary conditions for ozone to disinfect N95 respirators for reuse and the effects of multiple cycles of exposure.Methods Portions of 3M 1870 N95 ...
Lokesh Sharma, Charles S Dela Cruz, Edward P Manning, Matthew D Stephens, Sylvie Dufresne, Bruce Silver, Patricia Gerbarg, Zach Gerbarg   +7 more
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Integrated photothermal decontamination device for N95 respirators [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
AbstractThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) responsible for the COVID-19 global pandemic has infected over 25 million people worldwide and resulted in the death of millions. The COVID-19 pandemic has also resulted in a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in many regions around the world, particularly in middle ...
Muñoz, Marcelo, Comtois-Bona, Maxime, Cortes, David, Cimenci, Cagla Eren, Du, Qiujiang, Thompson, Collin, Figueroa, Juan David, Franklin, Vivian, Liu, Peter, Alarcon, Emilio I.   +9 more
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Evaluation of Bacterial Contaminants on N95 FFRS after Reuse in Hospital Personnels: A Prospective Study in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: N95 Filtering Face-piece Respirators (FFRs) prevent the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and protect medical personnel. It is considered as one of the essential protective equipment.
Rekha Singh, Arpana Singhal, Mohammed Abbas Ali, Tasneem Zahra, Anup K Saini, Gaurav Dalela   +5 more
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Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]

, 2020
Importance The rapidly expanding novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community to an unprecedented degree.
Chinn, Steven B., Clayburgh, Daniel, Davies, Louise, Givi, Babak, Iyer, N. Gopalakrishna, Jalisi, Scharukh, Moore, Michael G., Morris, Luc G. T., Nathan, Cherie-Ann, O'Neill, James P., Orloff, Lisa A., Parker, Noah, Schiff, Bradley A., Zender, Chad   +13 more
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Mapping of UV-C dose and SARS-CoV-2 viral inactivation across N95 respirators during decontamination

Scientific Reports, 2021
During public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, ultraviolet-C (UV-C) decontamination of N95 respirators for emergency reuse has been implemented to mitigate shortages.
Alisha Geldert, Alison Su, Allison W. Roberts, Guillaume Golovkine, Samantha M. Grist, Sarah A. Stanley, Amy E. Herr   +6 more
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Sterilization of N95 respirators: The time for action is upon us!

Lung India, 2020
Re-processing of primary protective equipment is the need of the hour with healthcare systems all over the world strained due to the shortage precipitated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Arjun Prakash, Harshavardhan B Rao, Priya Nair, Surabhi Talwar, V Anil Kumar, Deepak Talwar   +5 more
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Disinfection of N95 respirators [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2020
I thank Daeschler and colleagues for looking into the important subject of whether N95 respirators can be disinfected and reused.[1][1] The authors don’t mention any application to the domestic scene.
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N95 Respirator Cleaning and Reuse Methods Proposed by the Inventor of the N95 Mask Material [PDF]

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
There is currently a global shortage of N95 respirators. Many health care workers (HCWs) on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 are scrambling to resupply or are currently reusing N95, surgical, and homemade masks. I propose methods to clean and reuse N95 masks at little or no cost. N95 masks can be rotated every 3–4 days, heated for 60 min,
Juang, Pascal S.C., Tsai, Peter
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SG-APSIC1119: N95 mask concordance amongst female Muslim healthcare workers undergoing mask fitting with and without tudung

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Objectives: In August 2021, the Ministry of Health, Singapore revised the uniform policy in public hospitals to allow female Muslim staff, including nurses, to wear the tudung as an add-on to their uniforms.
Huiru Kui, Darius Beh, Xin Yi Lim, Brenda Ang, Bee Fong Poh   +4 more
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