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Respirators

Particle removal from air by face masks made from Sterilization Wraps: Effectiveness and Reusability

Sachin Walawalkar, Manish Joshi, Navin Khattry, Balvinder Kaur Sapra, Arshad Khan, Pradeep Kumar Pujari, Lalit Mohan, Sushil Prasad Srivastava, Chital Naresh, Rajendra Badwe, Sudeep Gupta

published 14 Oct 2020

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Measurement of filtration efficiencies of healthcare and consumer materials using modified respirator fit tester setup

Kenneth D. Long, Elizabeth V. Woodburn, Ian C. Berg, Valerie Chen, William S. Scott

published 13 Oct 2020

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A laboratory-based study examining the properties of silk fabric to evaluate its potential as a protective barrier for personal protective equipment and as a functional material for face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Adam F. Parlin, Samuel M. Stratton, Theresa M. Culley, Patrick A. Guerra

published 18 Sep 2020

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Dermal and inhalable cobalt exposure—Uptake of cobalt for workers at Swedish hard metal plants

Fredrik Wahlqvist, Ing-Liss Bryngelsson, Håkan Westberg, Per Vihlborg, Lena Andersson

published 06 Aug 2020

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Using surgical wrapping material for the fabrication of respirator masks

Timo J. C. Oude Vrielink, Johanna H. Meijer

published 21 Jul 2020

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A scalable method of applying heat and humidity for decontamination of N95 respirators during the COVID-19 crisis

Loïc Anderegg, Cole Meisenhelder, Chiu Oan Ngooi, Lei Liao, Wang Xiao, Steven Chu, Yi Cui, John M. Doyle

published 01 Jul 2020

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The need of health policy perspective to protect Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 pandemic. A GRADE rapid review on the N95 respirators effectiveness

Primiano Iannone, Greta Castellini, Daniela Coclite, Antonello Napoletano, Alice Josephine Fauci, Laura Iacorossi, Daniela D’Angelo, Cristina Renzi, Giuseppe La Torre, Claudio M. Mastroianni, Silvia Gianola

published 03 Jun 2020

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Removal efficiency of central vacuum system and protective masks to suspended particles from dental treatment

Ming-Hui Liu, Chi-Tsung Chen, Li-Chuan Chuang, Wen-Ming Lin, Gwo-Hwa Wan

published 26 Nov 2019

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Health system capacity in Sydney, Australia in the event of a biological attack with smallpox

Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Valentina Costantino, Mohana Priya Kunasekaran

published 14 Jun 2019

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Limiting factors for wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in a health care environment evaluated in a randomised study

Martina Loibner, Sandra Hagauer, Gerold Schwantzer, Andrea Berghold, Kurt Zatloukal

published 22 Jan 2019

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A tolerability assessment of new respiratory protective devices developed for health care personnel: A randomized simulated clinical study

Lewis J. Radonovich, Kerri Wizner, Sherri L. LaVela, Martin L. Lee, Kimberly Findley, Patrick Yorio

published 09 Jan 2019

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Protection afforded by respirators when performing endotracheal intubation using a direct laryngoscope, GlideScope®, and i-gel® device: A randomized trial

Hyunggoo Kang, Yoonje Lee, Sanghyun Lee, Yeongtak Song, Tae Ho Lim, Jaehoon Oh, Juncheol Lee, Hyungoo Shin

published 19 Apr 2018

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Characterization of small-to-medium head-and-face dimensions for developing respirator fit test panels and evaluating fit of filtering facepiece respirators with different faceseal design

Yi-Chun Lin, Chen-Peng Chen

published 27 Nov 2017

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