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Healthcare Workers in Peril: Preparing to Protect Worker Health and Safety During Pandemic Influenza [PDF]

, 2009
[Excerpt] An influenza pandemic is projected to have a global impact requiring a sustained, large scale response from the healthcare community to provide care to sick patients. Healthcare workers will be at very high risk of becoming infected when caring
AFL-CIO
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Daylight-driven rechargeable antibacterial and antiviral nanofibrous membranes for bioprotective applications. [PDF]

, 2018
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are a significant burden on global economies and public health. Most present personal protective equipment used to prevent EID transmission and infections is typically devoid of antimicrobial activity.
Ding, Bin, Fu, Qiuxia, Huang, Kang, Nitin, Nitin, Si, Yang, Sun, Gang, Wu, Wanrong, Zhang, Zheng   +7 more
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Smart Face Masks as Wearable Respiratory Sensors: A Review of Sensor Technologies, Materials, and Future Directions

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in smart face masks that actively monitor breathing. By integrating humidity, gas, temperature, pressure, strain, and triboelectric sensors, these masks track key respiratory parameters in real time. The article summarizes sensor mechanisms, compares performance across studies, and discusses challenges and future ...
Negin Faramarzi, Naseeh Backer Kannanthodi, Alice Nicole Casling, Babar Ali, Samira Lakouraj Mansouri, Alessandro Giuseppe D'aloia, Hossein Cheraghi Bidsorkhi, Maria Sabrina Sarto   +7 more
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Particle Size on Respiratory Protection Provided by Two Types of N95 Respirators on Agricultural Settings [PDF]

, 2010
The objective of this study was to compare size-selective workplace protection factors (WPFs) of an N95 elastomeric respirator (ER) and an N95 filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) in agricultural environments.
Grinshpun, Sergey A., Jones, Gordon, Jones, M. Susan, Kyungmin, Jacob Cho, McKay, Roy, Reponen, Tiina, Shukla, Rakesh, Singh, Umesh, Swivedi, Alok   +8 more
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Association between 2019-nCoV transmission and N95 respirator use [PDF]

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2020
Abstract2019-nCoV had caused pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan. Existing evidence have confirmed the human-to-human transmission of 2019-nCoV. We retrospectively collected infection data from 2 January to 22 January at six departments from Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University. In our study, we found N95 respirators, disinfection and hand washing can help to
Wang, X., Pan, Z., Cheng, Z.
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A High‐Performance and Fully Recyclable Supramolecular Nanofibrous Membrane for Multifunctional Air Filtration

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A green, thermoreversible self‐assembly strategy yields a multifunctional and recyclable supramolecular nanofibrous membrane. Graphene oxide (GO) nanosheet acts as a heterogeneous nucleation‐templating agent, simultaneously modulating the supramolecular crystal packing while tailoring the nanofibrous architecture for elite performance.
Wenjing Sun, Ding Yuan, Jiaqi Wan, Junyu Chen, Zhen Yan, Yinuo Yan, Senjie Dong   +6 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of N95 respirators and medical masks to protect healthcare workers in China from respiratory infections

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background There are substantial differences between the costs of medical masks and N95 respirators. Cost-effectiveness analysis is required to assist decision-makers evaluating alternative healthcare worker (HCW) mask/respirator strategies.
Shohini Mukerji, C. Raina MacIntyre, Holly Seale, Quanyi Wang, Peng Yang, Xiaoli Wang, Anthony T. Newall   +6 more
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Fiber‐type soft bioelectronics for wearable and implantable sensing and therapy

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Fiber‐type soft bioelectronics are emerging as versatile platforms for wearable and implantable health monitoring and therapeutic applications. These bioelectronics use organic and inorganic matrices combined with advanced fillers, which feature high conductivity, electrochemical sensitivity, softness, and biocompatibility.
Haneul Kim, Hak Yong Kim, Ja Hoon Koo, Gi Doo Cha, Dae‐Hyeong Kim, Hye Jin Kim   +5 more
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Hydrogen Peroxide Methods for Decontaminating N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Applied Biosafety, 2021
Introduction: During a pandemic, when the supply of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) is limited, FFRs may be decontaminated by methods that inactivate pathogens as long as they do not damage FFR function. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is widely used for decontamination in medical settings.
Rempel, David, Henneman, John, Agalloco, James, Crittenden, Jill   +3 more
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Recent advances of non‐invasive sensors for smart wearable respiratory monitoring

VIEW, EarlyView.
Respiration contains rich physiological and pathological information, making it one of the most fundamental and continuous vital signs. Respiration monitoring is a non‐invasive and simple, but incredibly powerful, tool for assessing health, managing disease, and tracking fitness.
Jianhui Chen, Baoxiang Yang, Chang Peng, Bao Yang, Licheng Zhou, Zhenyu Jiang, Zejia Liu, Yiping Liu, Liqun Tang   +8 more
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