[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the surge in demand for personal and protective equipment (PPE) and improvised face coverings arising from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …

NJ Rowan, JG Laffey - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, there is no effective vaccine for tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused
by SARS-CoV-2 with the occurrence of repeat waves of infection frequently stretching …

Rapid review of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 viability, susceptibility to treatment, and the disinfection and reuse of PPE, particularly filtering facepiece respirators

JGB Derraik, WA Anderson, EA Connelly… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, hospitals are often stretched beyond
capacity. There are widespread reports of dwindling supplies of personal protective …

The 2019 global pandemic and plastic pollution prevention measures: Playing catch-up

JP da Costa - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The early 2000's encompassed a rising awareness by the scientific community, the general
public and policy makers of the impending environmental catastrophe caused by the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of ultraviolet C radiation against different N95 respirators inoculated with SARS-CoV-2

DM Ozog, JZ Sexton, S Narla… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives There are currently no studies that have examined whether one dosage can be
uniformly applied to different respirator types to effectively decontaminate SARS-CoV-2 on …

Filtering facepiece respirator (N95 respirator) reprocessing: a systematic review

MA Schumm, JE Hadaya, N Mody, BA Myers… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a persistent shortage of personal
protective equipment; therefore, a need exists for hospitals to reprocess filtering facepiece …

Spectrum of virucidal activity from ultraviolet to infrared radiation

L Horton, AE Torres, S Narla, AB Lyons, I Kohli… - Photochemical & …, 2020 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a demand for safe and highly effective
decontamination techniques for both personal protective equipment (PPE) and hospital and …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of facemasks in mitigating respiratory exposure to submicron aerosols

A Sharma, H Omidvarborna, P Kumar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
We designed a novel experimental set-up to pseudo-simultaneously measure size-
segregated filtration efficiency (η F), breathing resistance (η P) and potential usage time (t B) …

Decontamination of N95 respirators against SARS-CoV-2: A scoping review

R Sarkis-Onofre, R do Carmo Borges, G Demarco… - Journal of Dentistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives This scoping review aimed to map and compile the available evidence regarding
the effectiveness of decontaminating N95 respirators against the novel coronavirus (SARS …

Thermoplasmonics decontamination of respirators face masks using silver nanoparticles: A new weapon in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic

A Akouibaa, R Masrour, M Benhamou, A Derouiche - Plasmonics, 2022 - Springer
The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an urgent need for methods to
decontaminate respirators masks for reuse while keeping them intact and functional. The …

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

GR Golovkine, AW Roberts, C Cooper, S Riano… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Decontaminating N95 respirators for reuse could mitigate shortages during the COVID-19
pandemic. Although the United States Center for Disease Control has identified Ultraviolet-C …