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Respirators

Dry heat sterilization as a method to recycle N95 respirator masks: The importance of fit

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

published 05 Jan 2022

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Impact of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation on new silicone half-piece elastometric respirator (VJR-NMU) performance, structural integrity and sterility during the COVID-19 pandemic

Thananda Trakarnvanich, Uraporn Phumisantiphong, Sujaree Pupipatpab, Chayanee Setthabramote, Bunpot Seakow, Supanit Porntheeraphat, Jakravoot Maneerit, Anan Manomaipiboon

published 14 Oct 2021

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Practical considerations for Ultraviolet-C radiation mediated decontamination of N95 respirator against SARS-CoV-2 virus

Guillaume R. Golovkine, Allison W. Roberts, Chase Cooper, Sebastian Riano, Angela M. DiCiccio, Daniel L. Worthington, Jeffrey P. Clarkson, Michael Krames, Jianping Zhang, Ying Gao, Ling Zhou, Scott B. Biering, Sarah A. Stanley

published 12 Oct 2021

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The protective performance of reusable cloth face masks, disposable procedure masks, KN95 masks and N95 respirators: Filtration and total inward leakage

Scott Duncan, Paul Bodurtha, Syed Naqvi

published 06 Oct 2021

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Applying heat and humidity using stove boiled water for decontamination of N95 respirators in low resource settings

Siddharth Doshi, Samhita P. Banavar, Eliott Flaum, Surendra Kulkarni, Ulhas Vaidya, Shailabh Kumar, Tyler Chen, Arnab Bhattacharya, Manu Prakash

published 30 Sep 2021

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UV decontamination of personal protective equipment with idle laboratory biosafety cabinets during the COVID-19 pandemic

Davis T. Weaver, Benjamin D. McElvany, Vishhvaan Gopalakrishnan, Kyle J. Card, Dena Crozier, Andrew Dhawan, Mina N. Dinh, Emily Dolson, Nathan Farrokhian, Masahiro Hitomi, Emily Ho, Tanush Jagdish, Eshan S. King, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Curtis J. Donskey, Nikhil Krishnan, Gleb Kuzmin, Ju Li, Jeff Maltas, Jinhan Mo, Julia Pelesko, Jessica A. Scarborough, Geoff Sedor, Enze Tian, Gary C. An, Sean A. Diehl, Jacob G. Scott

published 26 Jul 2021

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One size fits all?: A simulation framework for face-mask fit on population-based faces

Tomas Solano, Rajat Mittal, Kourosh Shoele

published 16 Jun 2021

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Potential application of novel technology developed for instant decontamination of personal protective equipment before the doffing step

Luís Alberto Brêda Mascarenhas, Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado, Leticia de Alencar Pereira Rodrigues, Katharine Valéria Saraiva Hodel, Alex Álisson Bandeira Santos, Paulo Roberto Freitas Neves, Leone Peter Correia da Silva Andrade, Milena Botelho Soares, Jailson Bittencourt de Andrade, Roberto Badaró

published 04 Jun 2021

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“Don, doff, discard” to “don, doff, decontaminate”—FFR and mask integrity and inactivation of a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate and a norovirus following multiple vaporised hydrogen peroxide-, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation-, and dry heat decontaminations

Louisa F. Ludwig-Begall, Constance Wielick, Olivier Jolois, Lorène Dams, Ravo M. Razafimahefa, Hans Nauwynck, Pierre-Francois Demeuldre, Aurore Napp, Jan Laperre, Etienne Thiry, Eric Haubruge

published 19 May 2021

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Gamma radiation sterilization of N95 respirators leads to decreased respirator performance

Haedi E. DeAngelis, Anne M. Grillet, Martin B. Nemer, Maryla A. Wasiolek, Don J. Hanson, Michael A. Omana, Andres L. Sanchez, David W. Vehar, Paul M. Thelen

published 08 Apr 2021

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Reusable snorkel masks adapted as particulate respirators

Henry Seligman, Sameer Zaman, David S. Pitcher, Matthew J. Shun-Shin, Freya Hepworth Lloyd, Vitaliy Androschuk, Sayan Sen, Rasha Al-Lamee, David M. Miller, Harry W. Barnett, Gulam S. Haji, Luke S. Howard, Sukhjinder Nijjer, Jamil Mayet, Darrel P. Francis, Oscar Ces, Nicholas W. F. Linton, Nicholas S. Peters, Ricardo Petraco

published 05 Apr 2021

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Development, manufacturing, and preliminary validation of a reusable half-face respirator during the COVID-19 pandemic

Vahid Anwari, William C. K. Ng, Arnaud Romeo Mbadjeu Hondjeu, Zixuan Xiao, Edem Afenu, Jessica Trac, Kate Kazlovich, Joshua Hiansen, Azad Mashari

published 17 Mar 2021

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Medical face masks offer self-protection against aerosols: An evaluation using a practical in vitro approach on a dummy head

Christian M. Sterr, Inga-Lena Nickel, Christina Stranzinger, Claudia I. Nonnenmacher-Winter, Frank Günther

published 03 Mar 2021

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