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N95 respirator decontamination: a study in reusability [PDF]

Materials Today Advances, 2021
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had caused a severe depletion of the worldwide supply of N95 respirators. The development of methods to effectively decontaminate N95 respirators while maintaining their integrity is crucial for respirator
C.-G. Wang, Z. Li, S. Liu, C.T. Ng, M. Marzuki, P.S. Jeslyn Wong, B. Tan, A. Lee, C.F. Hui Lim, P. Bifani, Z. Fang, J.C. Ching Wong, Y.X. Setoh, Y.Y. Yang, C.H. Mun, S.Z. Fiona Phua, W.Q. Lim, L. Lin, A.R. Cook, H. Tanoto, L.-C. Ng, A. Singhal, Y.W. Leong, X.J. Loh   +23 more
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A novel N95 respirator with chitosan nanoparticles: mechanical, antiviral, microbiological and cytotoxicity evaluations [PDF]

Discover Nano, 2023
Background It is known that some sectors of hospitals have high bacteria and virus loads that can remain as aerosols in the air and represent a significant health threat for patients and mainly professionals that work in the place daily.
Marcela Guimarães Landim, Marcella Lemos Brettas Carneiro, Graziella Anselmo Joanitti, Carla Tatiana Mota Anflor, David Dobkowski Marinho, José Filipe Bacalhau Rodrigues, Wladymyr Jefferson Bacalhau de Sousa, Daniel de Oliveira Fernandes, Beatriz Ferreira Souza, Alicia Simalie Ombredane, Jessica Catarine Frutuoso do Nascimento, Gisela de Jesus Felice, Aline Midori Adati Kubota, Juliana Simas Coutinho Barbosa, John Hideki Ohno, Solomon Kweku Sagoe Amoah, Lindomar José Pena, Glécia Virgolino da Silva Luz, Laise Rodrigues de Andrade, Willie Oliveira Pinheiro, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, Fábio Rocha Formiga, Marcus Vinícius Lia Fook, Mário Fabrício Fleury Rosa, Henry Maia Peixoto, Rodrigo Luiz Carregaro, Suélia de Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury Rosa   +26 more
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Dry heat sterilization as a method to recycle N95 respirator masks: The importance of fit [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
In times of crisis, including the current COVID-19 pandemic, the supply chain of filtering facepiece respirators, such as N95 respirators, are disrupted.
John G. Yuen, Amy C. Marshilok, Peter Todd Benziger, Shan Yan, Jeronimo Cello, Chavis A. Stackhouse, Kim Kisslinger, David C. Bock, Esther S. Takeuchi, Kenneth J. Takeuchi, Lei Wang, Sruthi Babu, Glen Itzkowitz, David Thanassi, Daniel A. Knopf, Kenneth R. Shroyer   +15 more
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SG-APSIC1056: Finding the right fit: Our experience in quantitative N95 respirator fit-testing [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Objectives: Following a cluster of COVID-19 cases in a Singapore public hospital in April 2021, the local health authority mandated the use of N95 respirators in all inpatient wards.
Jin Min Sheena Ong, Bushra Binte Shaik Ismail, Sheena Ong Jin Min, Gillian Lee Li Xin, Lee Lai Chee, Molly How Kue Bien, Ling Moi Lin   +6 more
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Establishment of a fit prediction model of N95 respirator based on facial images [PDF]

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Background: The protective effectiveness of an N95 respirator depends on the filtration efficiency of the material from which the N95 respirator is made of, as well as the wearers’ facial fit.
Guifang Wang, Changwei Luo, Can Cui, Shengjin Wang, Jing Huang   +4 more
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Minimising the duration of N95 respirator use during hospital SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks: A mixed-effects analysis of post-screening infection reduction [PDF]

Infection Prevention in Practice
Summary: Hospital SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks require effective interventions. We evaluated targeted universal N95 respirator use among staff from outbreak identification until screening results.
Mari Yanaka, Toshibumi Taniguchi, Misuzu Yahaba, Shota Murata, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Chiba, Misao Urushihara, Hidetoshi Igari   +7 more
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Factors influencing N95 respirator use among healthcare workers in a TB specialized hospital, Bangladesh. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) in public tertiary care hospitals, including chest diseases hospitals, experience a substantial tuberculosis (TB) burden, with 40-48% demonstrating baseline TB infection and incidence rates of 4.2-4.8 per 100 person ...
Sayeeda Tarannum, Abu-Hena Mostofa Kamal, Mohammad Tauhidul Islam, Md Ariful Islam, Kamal Ibne Amin Chowdhury, Shirina Akhter, Afsana Sharmin, Emily S Gurley, Sayera Banu, Md Saiful Islam   +9 more
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A simple surgical mask modification to pass N95 respirator-equivalent fit testing standards during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has infected hundreds of millions of people resulting in millions of deaths worldwide. While N95 respirators remain the gold standard as personal protective equipment, they are resource-intensive to produce and obtain ...
Agnes Z Dardas, Viviana M Serra Lopez, Lauren M Boden, Daniel J Gittings, Kevin Heym, Emily Koerber, Taras Grosh, Jaimo Ahn   +7 more
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Evaluation of N95 respirator and surgical mask application on intraocular pressure and superficial retinal vessel density in healthy subjects [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
PurposeTo evaluate the changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and superficial retinal vessel density after short-term application of N95 respirators or regular surgical masks in healthy subjects.MethodsTwenty-seven healthy subjects were recruited, and ...
Kailin Xiao, Ruoshi Cai, Li Tan, Xiaoling Xie, Kunliang Qiu, Tsz Kin Ng, Tsz Kin Ng, Tsz Kin Ng, Chukai Huang   +8 more
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Microwave-Generated Steam Decontamination of N95 Respirators Utilizing Universally Accessible Materials.

MBio, 2020
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has caused a severe, international shortage of N95 respirators, which are essential to protect health care providers from infection.
Dvir Reif, James E. Kirby, Alex N Nguyen Ba   +2 more
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