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N95 respirator decontamination: a study in reusability

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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Humidity and Deposition Solution Play a Critical Role in Virus Inactivation by Heat Treatment of N95 Respirators.

MSphere, 2020
Supply shortages of N95 respirators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have motivated institutions to develop feasible and effective N95 respirator reuse strategies.
Katherine R. Harrison, Krista R Wigginton, William Fitzsimmons   +2 more
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Disinfection of N95 respirators. [PDF]

CMAJ, 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.
Ponsford GD.
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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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Integrated photothermal decontamination device for N95 respirators. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 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 M, Comtois-Bona M, Cortes D, Cimenci CE, Du Q, Thompson C, Figueroa JD, Franklin V, Liu P, Alarcon EI.   +9 more
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Effect of Surgical Masks and N95 Respirators on Anxiety. [PDF]

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat
Masks 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, Yang Q, Ma Q, Wu Y, Wang Y, Chen C, Yao Y, Feng Z, Yuan X, Shi S, Zhang K.   +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, Joseph E, Hadaya, Nisha, Mody, Bethany A, Myers, Melinda, Maggard-Gibbons   +4 more
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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, Chan BK, Kortright KE, Cintron M, Russi M, Epright J, Lee L, Balcezak TJ, Havill NL, Martinello RA.   +9 more
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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, 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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