The authors respond to "Disinfection of N95 respirators". [PDF]
CMAJ, 2020 We believe Dr. Ponsford’s question[1][1] may be of interest to other CMAJ readers and thus would like to share our perspective on the domestic use of N95 respirator heat treatment. We tested thermal disinfection in 4 common N95 respirator models (8110s, 9105s, 8210, and 1860s; All 3M).
Daeschler SC.
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Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of N95 respirators for reuse. [PDF]
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2022 Abstract Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to global shortages of N95 respirators. Reprocessing of used N95 respirators may provide a higher filtration crisis alternative, but whether effective sterilization can be achieved for a virus without impairing ...
Kenney PA +9 more
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Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a user seal check for N95 respirators through quantitative fit testing in an ambulance crew [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTo ensure health and wellbeing of healthcare workers, prevention of infection is essential. Although N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95 respirators) are potentially effective respiratory protective devices, scientific evaluation for healthcare ...
Hitoshi Sawada +4 more
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A scalable method of applying heat and humidity for decontamination of N95 respirators during the COVID-19 crisis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 A lack of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) during the COVID-19 crisis has placed healthcare workers at risk. It is important for any N95 reuse strategy to determine the effects that proposed protocols would have on the physical functioning of ...
Loïc Anderegg +7 more
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Ethanol-Drying Regeneration of N95 Respirators [PDF]
, 2020 AbstractA critical shortage of respirators, masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) exists due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of particular need are N95 respirators, which use meltblown microfibers of charged polypropylene. An intensive search is underway to find reliable methods to lengthen the useful life of these normally disposable units ...
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Effect of Surgical Masks and N95 Respirators on Anxiety. [PDF]
Neuropsychiatr Dis TreatMasks are designed to reduce the spread of airborne pathogens, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), although wearing a mask has some adverse effects. The primary objective of this study was to explore the effects of surgical masks and N95 respirators on patients diagnosed with anxiety.Subjects diagnosed with first ...
Zhang Y +10 more
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Filtering Facepiece Respirator (N95 Respirator) Reprocessing [PDF]
JAMA, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a persistent shortage of personal protective equipment; therefore, a need exists for hospitals to reprocess filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), such as N95 respirators.To perform a systematic review to evaluate the evidence on effectiveness and feasibility of different processes used for decontaminating N95 ...
Max A, Schumm +4 more
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N95 Respirators for Cardiovascular Protection During Wildfire Smoke Events. [PDF]
J Am Heart AssocBrook RD, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S.
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N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Basics, Types, and Shortage Solutions [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2020 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly infectious, with the current pandemic causing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. As large numbers of frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) have also been infected and several have died, there
Srinivasan S, Peh WCG
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Dry heat sterilization as a method to recycle N95 respirator masks: The importance of fit.
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 +15 more
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