Face masks to combat coronavirus (covid-19)—processing, roles, requirements, efficacy, risk and Sustainability

MZ Rahman, ME Hoque, MR Alam, MA Rouf, SI Khan… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasingly prevalent respiratory infectious diseases (eg, COVID-19) have posed severe
threats to public health. Viruses including coronavirus, influenza, and so on can cause …

[HTML][HTML] A review of physics of moving contact line dynamics models and its applications in interfacial science

A Mohammad Karim - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Despite several decades long research on moving contact line dynamics due to its
remarkable role in interfacial science and technological fields, there is still a significant lack …

Saving 80% polypropylene in facemasks by laser-assisted melt-blown nanofibers

C Yang, X Jiang, X Gao, H Wang, L Li, N Hussain… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic requires enormous production of
facemasks and related personal protection materials, thereby increasing the amount of …

[HTML][HTML] Review of experimental measurements on particle size distribution and airflow behaviors during human respiration

N Hu, F Yuan, A Gram, R Yao, S Sadrizadeh - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, pandemic outbreaks have raised concerns about the spread of respiratory
infections and their impact on public health. Since the pathogen emission during human …

The flow physics of face masks

R Mittal, K Breuer, JH Seo - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Although face masks have been used for over a century to provide protection against
airborne pathogens and pollutants, close scrutiny of their effectiveness has peaked in the …

Dynamic and quasi-static droplet penetration through meshes

Y Zong, A Oron, H Liu, Y Jiang - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
We investigate experimentally the effects of pore size, surface wettability, and penetration
mode on the characteristics of liquid penetration through meshes. Utilizing the impact of …

Advances in droplet aerobreakup

S Sharma, NK Chandra, S Basu, A Kumar - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
Secondary atomization of a liquid droplet can be achieved by subjecting it to a high-speed
gas stream. This is referred as the aerodynamic breakup, and is encountered in various …

Drop impact on a mesh-Viscosity effect

M Abouelsoud, A Kherbeche, MJ Thoraval - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using a mesh surface is a promising technique in oil-water separation applications. In this
paper, we investigated the dynamic impact of a silicone oil drop with different viscosities on …

黏性牛顿流体液滴撞击干燥或预湿网面的实验研究

宗绍强, 徐龙, 郝继光 - 力学学报, 2024 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
液滴撞击网面现象广泛存在于自然界和一系列应用中, 液滴撞网后会穿透破碎产生二次液滴或不
破碎全部附着在网面上, 两种情况下都会残留液体在网面而形成预湿, 影响后续撞击结果 …

Lessons from the health policies for children during the pandemic in Japan

N Shobako - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It is everyone's desire to seek the sound growth of children through food education and there
is a critical need for fostering an environment for this purpose. Health policies are important …